Missouri is the 22nd Best State for Business 2014

• % Growth ’12-’13: 0.8
• % Growth ’11-’12 v. Nat’l Avg. (2.5%): -0.5

Unemployment

• Unemployment Rate Dec. 2013 %: 5.9
• Comparison with Nat’l Rate (6.70%): -0.8

Domestic Migration

• Domestic Net Migration 2013: -7,612
• Rank: 38

State Government

• State Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’13 ($): 3,609
• State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 557.3

State-Local Tax Burden

• Rate (%): 9.0%
• Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): -0.91%