New Hampshire is the 24th Best State for Business 2014

May 8, 2014

Taxations & Regulations

Workforce Quality

Living Environment

Key Metrics
State GDP % Growth ’12-’13: 0.9 % Growth ’11-’12 v. Nat’l Avg. (2.5%): -2 Unemployment Unemployment Rate Dec. 2013 %: 5.1 Comparison with Nat’l Rate (6.70%): -1.6 Domestic Migration Domestic Net Migration 2013: -2,355 Rank: 31 State Government State Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’13 ($): 6,743 State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 550 State-Local Tax Burden Rate (%): 8.1% Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): -1.76%

Key Metrics

State GDP

Unemployment

Domestic Migration

State Government

State-Local Tax Burden

Key Companies
White Mountains Insurance Group PC Connection Timberland C&S Wholesale Grocers

Development Trend Indicator: Neutral
Relies on lack of sales tax to keep burnishing its appeal to business.

Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net

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