Montana is the 24th Best State for Business 2013

Taxations & Regulations

Workforce Quality

Living Environment

Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net

Key Metrics
State GDP % Growth ’10-’11: 0.0 % Growth ’10-’11 v. Nat’l Avg. (1.5%): -1.5 Unemployment Unemployment Rate Dec. 2012 %: 5.6 Comparison with Nat’l Rate (7.80%): -2.2 Domestic Migration Domestic Net Migration ’10-’11: 3,888 Rank: 18 State Government Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’10 ($): 4,430 State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 585.2 State-Local Tax Burden Rate (%): 8.7 Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): -1.17

Key Metrics

State GDP

Unemployment

Domestic Migration

State Government

State-Local Tax Burden

Key Companies
Stillwater Mining First Interstate BancSystem Glacier Bancorp

Development Trend Indicator: Positive
Success of worker’s-comp reforms leads to help on business-equipment taxes.

CEO Comments
“We find several states today as ‘real comers.’ This is especially true with Kentucky, Louisiana, North Dakota, Montana and Tennessee (although it has been on a fast track somewhat longer than the others).”

Sources:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
NewGeography.com
The Tax Foundation

J.P. Donlon

J.P. Donlon is Editor Emeritus of Chief Executive magazine.