Maine Is the 36th Best State for Business 2014

• % 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%