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No. 36 Maine
Taxations & Regulations
Workforce Quality
Living Environment
Key Metrics |
State GDP
- % Growth ’12-’13: 0.9
- % Growth ’11-’12 v. Nat’l Avg. (2.5%): -2
Unemployment
- Unemployment Rate Dec. 2013 %: 6.2
- Comparison with Nat’l Rate (6.70%): -0.5
Domestic Migration
- Domestic Net Migration 2013: -1,423
- Rank: 26
State Government
- State Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’13 ($): 4,363
- State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 580.7
State-Local Tax Burden
- Rate (%): 10.3%
- Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): 0.40%
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Key Companies |
- INDEXX Laboratories
- Wright Express
- Camden National
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Development Trend Indicator: Neutral |
Fiscally tight Gov. LePage is battling tax-increase efforts by legislature. |
Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net
Sources:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
NewGeography.com
The Tax Foundation