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No. 23 Delaware
Taxations & Regulations
Workforce Quality
Living Environment
Key Metrics |
State GDP
- % Growth ’12-’13: 1.6
- % Growth ’11-’12 v. Nat’l Avg. (2.5%): -2.3
Unemployment
- Unemployment Rate Dec. 2013 %: 6.2
- Comparison with Nat’l Rate (6.70%): -0.5
Domestic Migration
- Domestic Net Migration 2013: 3,010
- Rank: 18
State Government
- State Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’13 ($): 6,932
- State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 598.8
State-Local Tax Burden
- Rate (%): 9.2%
- Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): -0.66%
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Key Companies |
- Dupont
- Delphi Financial
- Wilmington Trust
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Development Trend Indicator: Positive |
Job growth booms; regulatory reform offsets modest minimum-wage increase. |
Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net
Sources:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
NewGeography.com
The Tax Foundation