South Dakota is 15th Best State for Business 2014

• % Growth ’12-’13: 3.1
• % Growth ’11-’12 v. Nat’l Avg. (2.5%): -2.3

Unemployment

• Unemployment Rate Dec. 2013 %: 3.6
• Comparison with Nat’l Rate (6.70%): -3.1

Domestic Migration

• Domestic Net Migration 2013: 4,762
• Rank: 15

State Government

• State Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’13 ($): 4,551
• State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 545.7

State-Local Tax Burden

• Rate (%): 7.6%
• Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): -2.28%