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No. 26New Hampshire
Taxations & Regulations
Workforce Quality
Living Environment
Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net
Key Metrics |
State GDP
- % Growth ’10-’11: 1.5
- % Growth ’10-’11 v. Nat’l Avg. (1.5%): 0.0
Unemployment
- Unemployment Rate Dec. 2012 %: 5.7
- Comparison with Nat’l Rate (7.80%): -2.1
Domestic Migration
- Domestic Net Migration ’10-’11: -3,645
- Rank: 35
State Government
- Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’10 ($): 6,341
- State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 550.0
State-Local Tax Burden
- Rate (%): 8.6
- Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): -1.25
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Key Companies |
- White Mountains Insurance Group
- PC Connection
- Timberland
- C&S Wholesale Grocers
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Development Trend Indicator: Neutral |
Protecting status as overall tax haven of Northeast but seeking gas-tax rise.
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CEO Comments |
“New Hampshire – No Taxes!”
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Sources:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
NewGeography.com
The Tax Foundation
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