Categories: Best & Worst States for Business

Illinois is the 48th Best State for Business 2012

No. 48

Illinois

Taxation and Regulations
Workforce Quality
Living Environment

Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net

Key Metrics
State GDP 
  • % Growth ’07-’10: -1.74
  • % Growth ’07-’10 v. Nat’l Avg. (-0.33%): -1.40

Unemployment

  • Unemployment Rate Dec. 2011 %: 9.80
  • Comparison with Nat’l Rate (8.50%): 1.30

Domestic Migration

  • Domestic Net Migration ’00-’09: -614,616
  • Rank: 48

State Government

  • Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’10 ($): 4,790
  • State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 503.13

State-Local Tax Burden

  • Rate (%): 9.97
  • Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.8%): 0.17
Key Companies
  • Abbott Laboratories
  • McDonald’s Corporation
  • Allstate Corporation
  • Walgreens
  • Archer-Daniels-Midland
  • Deere & Co.
Development Trend Indicator: Negative
New tax burdens drive business-unfriendliness to new lows.
CEO Comments
“Illinois is a great state but the democrats have ruined the state fiscally and unless they are either elected out or make major changes to the unions problems, corruption and graft, I will move our company out of Illinois permanently.”

“Illinois is in a race to the bottom.”

Sources:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
NewGeography.com
The Tax Foundation

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