Massachusetts is 46th Best State for Business 2014

• % Growth ’12-’13: 1.6
• % Growth ’11-’12 v. Nat’l Avg. (2.5%): -0.3

Unemployment

• Unemployment Rate Dec. 2013 %: 7
• Comparison with Nat’l Rate (6.70%): 0.3

Domestic Migration

• Domestic Net Migration 2013: -2,833
• Rank: 33

State Government

• State Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’13 ($): 11,790
• State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 517.5

State-Local Tax Burden

• Rate (%): 10.4%
• Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): 0.57%