Montana is the 24th Best State for Business 2013

• % 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