Iowa is the 19th Best State for Business 2014

• % 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%