Mississippi is the 37th Best State for Business 2014

• % Growth ’12-’13: 1.6
• % Growth ’11-’12 v. Nat’l Avg. (2.5%): -0.1

Unemployment

• Unemployment Rate Dec. 2013 %: 8
• Comparison with Nat’l Rate (6.70%): 1.3

Domestic Migration

• Domestic Net Migration 2013: -7,038
• Rank: 37

State Government

• State Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’13 ($): 2,453
• State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 647.7

State-Local Tax Burden

• Rate (%): 8.7%
• Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): -1.17%