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No. 33 Washington
Taxations & Regulations
Workforce Quality
Living Environment
Key Metrics |
State GDP
- % Growth ’12-’13: 2.7
- % Growth ’11-’12 v. Nat’l Avg. (2.5%): 1.1
Unemployment
- Unemployment Rate Dec. 2013 %: 6.6
- Comparison with Nat’l Rate (6.70%): -0.1
Domestic Migration
- Domestic Net Migration 2013: 17,027
- Rank: 7
State Government
- State Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’13 ($): 4,213
- State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 527.3
State-Local Tax Burden
- Rate (%): 9.3%
- Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): -0.57%
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Key Companies |
- Costco
- Microsoft
- Amazon.com
- Starbucks
- Weyerhauser
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Development Trend Indicator: Positive |
Strong job growth defies nation’s highest minimum wage at $9.32 an hour. |
Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net
Sources:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
NewGeography.com
The Tax Foundation