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No. 08 Nevada
Taxations & Regulations
Workforce Quality
Living Environment
Key Metrics |
State GDP
- % Growth ’12-’13: 1.0
- % Growth ’11-’12 v. Nat’l Avg. (2.5%): -1
Unemployment
- Unemployment Rate Dec. 2013 %: 8.8
- Comparison with Nat’l Rate (6.70%): 2.1
Domestic Migration
- Domestic Net Migration 2013: 12,854
- Rank: 10
State Government
- State Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’13 ($): 1,434
- State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 431.9
State-Local Tax Burden
- Rate (%): 8.2%
- Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): -1.63%
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Key Companies |
- Wynn Resorts, Limited
- Southwest Gas Corporation
- MGM Resorts
- Las Vegas Sands
- NV Energy
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Development Trend Indicator: Negative |
Relative job growth slides as education-funding initiative threatens progress. |
Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net
Sources:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
NewGeography.com
The Tax Foundation