Montana is the 31st Best State for Business 2014

• % Growth ’12-’13: 3.0
• % Growth ’11-’12 v. Nat’l Avg. (2.5%): -0.4

Unemployment

• Unemployment Rate Dec. 2013 %: 5.2
• Comparison with Nat’l Rate (6.70%): -1.5

Domestic Migration

• Domestic Net Migration 2013: 5,467
• Rank: 14

State Government

• State Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’13 ($): 4,521
• State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 585.2

State-Local Tax Burden

• Rate (%): 8.6%
• Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): -1.25%