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No. 18 Wyoming
Taxations & Regulations
Workforce Quality
Living Environment
Key Metrics |
State GDP
- % Growth ’12-’13: 7.6
- % Growth ’11-’12 v. Nat’l Avg. (2.5%): -2.3
Unemployment
- Unemployment Rate Dec. 2013 %: 4.4
- Comparison with Nat’l Rate (6.70%): -2.3
Domestic Migration
- Domestic Net Migration 2013: 2,616
- Rank: 19
State Government
- State Debt per Capita Fiscal Year ’13 ($): 1,958
- State & Local Gov’t Employees per 10k Residents: 918.3
State-Local Tax Burden
- Rate (%): 7.8%
- Compared to Nat’l Avg. (9.9%): -2.09%
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Key Companies |
- United Bankshares
- Cloud Peak Energy
- Great Lakes Aviation
- U.S. Energy Corp.
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Development Trend Indicator: Positive |
Libertarian streak keeps taxes sleek enough to rank No. 1 with Tax Foundation. |
Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net
Sources:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
NewGeography.com
The Tax Foundation