Tennessee is the 3rd Best State for Business 2014

• % Growth ’12-’13: 1.7
• % Growth ’11-’12 v. Nat’l Avg. (2.5%): 0.8

Unemployment

• Unemployment Rate Dec. 2013 %: 7.8
• Comparison with Nat’l Rate (6.70%): -1.1

Domestic Migration

• Domestic Net Migration 2013: 12,649
• Rank: 11

State Government

• State Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’13 ($): 911
• State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 527.8

State-Local Tax Burden

• Rate (%): 7.7%
• Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): -2.15%