Iowa is the 19th Best State for Business 2014

May 8, 2014

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%

Key Metrics

State GDP

Unemployment

Domestic Migration

State Government

State-Local Tax Burden

Key Companies
Principal Financial Rockwell Collins Meredith Corp.

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