New Jersey is the 47th Best State for Business 2014

• % Growth ’12-’13: 1.1
• % Growth ’11-’12 v. Nat’l Avg. (2.5%): -1.2

Unemployment

• Unemployment Rate Dec. 2013 %: 7.3
• Comparison with Nat’l Rate (6.70%): 0.6

Domestic Migration

• Domestic Net Migration 2013: -45,035
• Rank: 47

State Government

• State Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’13 ($): 7,659
• State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 593

State-Local Tax Burden

• Rate (%): 12.4%
• Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): 2.56%