Iowa is the 23rd Best State for Business 2013

• % Growth ’10-’11: 1.9
• % Growth ’10-’11 v. Nat’l Avg. (1.5%): 0.4

Unemployment

• Unemployment Rate Dec. 2012 %: 5
• Comparison with Nat’l Rate (7.80%): -2.8

Domestic Migration

• Domestic Net Migration ’10-’11: -1,361
• Rank: 32

State Government

• Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’10 ($): 1,690
• State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 611.2

State-Local Tax Burden

• Rate (%): 10.8
• Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): 0.93