South Dakota is the 18th 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 %: 4.3
• Comparison with Nat’l Rate (7.80%): -3.5

Domestic Migration

• Domestic Net Migration ’10-’11: 2,610
• Rank: 20

State Government

• Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’10 ($): 4,291
• State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 545.7

State-Local Tax Burden

• Rate (%): 7.8
• Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): -2.11