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No. 19 Iowa
Taxations & Regulations
Workforce Quality
Living Environment
Key Metrics |
State GDP
- % Growth ’12-’13: 2.9
- % Growth ’11-’12 v. Nat’l Avg. (2.5%): -0.1
Unemployment
- Unemployment Rate Dec. 2013 %: 4.2
- Comparison with Nat’l Rate (6.70%): -2.5
Domestic Migration
- Domestic Net Migration 2013: 671
- Rank: 20
State Government
- State Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’13 ($): 2,657
- State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 611.2
State-Local Tax Burden
- Rate (%): 9.6%
- Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): -0.28%
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Key Companies |
- Principal Financial
- Rockwell Collins
- Meredith Corp.
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Development Trend Indicator: Positive |
Enacts historic across-the-board property-tax cut though job growth lags. |
Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net
Sources:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
NewGeography.com
The Tax Foundation