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No. 43 Hawaii
Taxations & Regulations
Workforce Quality
Living Environment
Key Metrics |
State GDP
- % Growth ’12-’13: 1.9
- % Growth ’11-’12 v. Nat’l Avg. (2.5%): -0.9
Unemployment
- Unemployment Rate Dec. 2013 %: 4.5
- Comparison with Nat’l Rate (6.70%): -2.2
Domestic Migration
- Domestic Net Migration 2013: -1,457
- Rank: 27
State Government
- State Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’13 ($): 5,839
- State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 559.8
State-Local Tax Burden
- Rate (%): 10.1%
- Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): 0.24%
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Key Companies |
- Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.
- Cyanotec Corp
- Alexander & Baldwin
- Hawaiian Holding
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Development Trend Indicator: Negative |
Workers’ paradise keeps losing ground on job growth and entrepreneurship. |
Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net
Sources:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
NewGeography.com
The Tax Foundation