Washington is the 33rd Best State for Business 2014

• % 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%