Maine is the 35th Best State for Business 2013

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

Unemployment

• Unemployment Rate Dec. 2012 %: 7.2
• Comparison with Nat’l Rate (7.80%): -0.6

Domestic Migration

• Domestic Net Migration ’10-’11: -1,000
• Rank: 30

State Government

• Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’10 ($): 4,542
• State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 580.7

State-Local Tax Burden

• Rate (%): 9.7
• Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): -0.15