Mississippi is the 38th Best State for Business 2013

• % Growth ’10-’11: -0.8
• % Growth ’10-’11 v. Nat’l Avg. (1.5%): -2.3

Unemployment

• Unemployment Rate Dec. 2012 %: 8.9
• Comparison with Nat’l Rate (7.80%): 1.1

Domestic Migration

• Domestic Net Migration ’10-’11: -6,672
• Rank: 37

State Government

• Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’10 ($): 2,182
• State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 647.7

State-Local Tax Burden

• Rate (%): 10.2
• Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): 0.38