Rhode Island is the 37th Best State for Business 2013

• % Growth ’10-’11: 0.8
• % Growth ’10-’11 v. Nat’l Avg. (1.5%): -0.7

Unemployment

• Unemployment Rate Dec. 2012 %: 9.9
• Comparison with Nat’l Rate (7.80%): 2.1

Domestic Migration

• Domestic Net Migration ’10-’11: -6,273
• Rank: 36

State Government

• Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’10 ($): 9,018
• State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 510.8

State-Local Tax Burden

• Rate (%): 10.0
• Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): 0.10