Business Climate Comparison
Missouri is confident that when it comes to our overall business climate, we rank among the best.
That’s why we’ve included the independent state comparison tool below. Take a deep dive into the data, and then get in touch with us to discover how Missouri can be your next business expansion location in the US or North America.
We know that when it comes down to it, Missouri can provide the perfect location for your company’s unique needs and goals.
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| Category: POPULATION | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Population | 5.99M | .71M | 4.78M | 2.92M | 6.39M | 37.25M | 5.03M | 3.57M | .6M | .9M | 18.8M | 9.69M | 1.36M | 3.05M | 1.57M | 12.83M | 6.48M | 2.85M | 4.34M | 4.53M | 6.55M | 1.33M | 5.77M | 9.88M | 5.3M | 2.97M | .99M | 9.54M | .67M | 1.83M | 1.32M | 8.79M | 2.06M | 2.7M | 19.38M | 11.54M | 3.75M | 3.83M | 12.7M | 1.05M | 4.63M | .81M | 6.35M | 25.15M | 2.76M | 8.M | .63M | 6.72M | 5.69M | 1.85M | .56M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Density (sq mi) | 87.1 | 1.2 | 94.4 | 56 | 56.3 | 239.1 | 48.5 | 738.1 | 9856.5 | 460.8 | 350.6 | 168.4 | 211.8 | 54.5 | 19 | 231.1 | 181 | 34.9 | 109.9 | 104.9 | 839.4 | 43.1 | 594.8 | 174.8 | 66.6 | 63.2 | 6.8 | 196.1 | 9.7 | 23.8 | 147 | 1195.5 | 17 | 24.6 | 411.2 | 282.3 | 54.7 | 39.9 | 283.9 | 1018.1 | 153.9 | 10.7 | 153.9 | 96.3 | 33.6 | 202.6 | 67.9 | 101.2 | 105 | 77.1 | 5.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Population | 6.11M | .74M | 4.87M | 3.M | 7.02M | 39.54M | 5.61M | 3.59M | .69M | .96M | 20.98M | 10.43M | 1.43M | 3.15M | 1.72M | 12.8M | 6.67M | 2.91M | 4.45M | 4.68M | 6.86M | 1.34M | 6.05M | 9.96M | 5.58M | 2.98M | 1.05M | 10.27M | .76M | 1.92M | 1.34M | 9.01M | 2.09M | 3.M | 19.85M | 11.66M | 3.93M | 4.14M | 12.81M | 1.06M | 5.02M | .87M | 6.72M | 28.3M | 3.1M | 8.47M | .62M | 7.41M | 5.8M | 1.82M | .58M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Category: INCOME | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Median Family Income | $56,214 | $76,962 | $50,429 | $47,049 | $55,353 | $65,481 | $67,800 | $81,246 | $77,514 | $68,746 | $53,093 | $55,209 | $76,134 | $60,917 | $52,342 | $65,417 | $55,368 | $61,013 | $50,392 | $52,456 | $78,653 | $58,197 | $83,137 | $56,101 | $69,625 | $45,484 | $54,507 | $56,153 | $62,920 | $60,812 | $74,634 | $82,427 | $52,565 | $60,192 | $67,405 | $59,680 | $53,607 | $60,402 | $63,364 | $70,663 | $54,223 | $58,958 | $53,246 | $57,661 | $64,013 | $73,514 | $64,135 | $69,238 | $64,869 | $48,896 | $65,964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Per Capita Personal Income | $43,661 | $56,042 | $39,976 | $40,791 | $41,633 | $58,272 | $53,504 | $70,121 | $76,986 | $49,125 | $46,858 | $43,270 | $51,939 | $45,996 | $40,507 | $52,808 | $44,165 | $47,603 | $39,393 | $43,491 | $65,890 | $45,072 | $59,524 | $45,255 | $53,043 | $36,346 | $43,907 | $43,303 | $54,643 | $50,395 | $57,574 | $62,554 | $39,023 | $44,626 | $60,991 | $45,615 | $43,449 | $46,361 | $52,096 | $51,503 | $40,421 | $48,281 | $44,266 | $46,942 | $42,043 | $54,244 | $51,114 | $56,283 | $47,850 | $37,924 | $56,724 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Per Capita Personal Income | $36,605 | $45,725 | $33,905 | $32,053 | $33,967 | $42,297 | $41,717 | $55,315 | $69,769 | $41,072 | $38,493 | $34,343 | $41,654 | $39,038 | $32,076 | $42,072 | $34,386 | $38,787 | $32,947 | $37,217 | $51,488 | $37,180 | $50,044 | $35,111 | $42,616 | $30,847 | $34,589 | $35,462 | $43,232 | $39,935 | $44,952 | $51,010 | $33,170 | $36,692 | $49,529 | $36,274 | $35,926 | $35,869 | $41,680 | $42,999 | $32,688 | $40,596 | $35,431 | $38,103 | $32,472 | $44,854 | $40,126 | $42,521 | $38,755 | $31,796 | $45,066 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Median Family Income | $65,058 | $88,604 | $59,764 | $55,484 | $63,877 | $77,359 | $80,761 | $94,449 | $98,498 | $74,251 | $61,289 | $65,018 | $86,768 | $72,351 | $63,182 | $76,950 | $66,032 | $70,792 | $59,023 | $57,490 | $95,207 | $68,277 | $95,336 | $67,330 | $83,344 | $52,672 | $66,288 | $62,289 | $79,530 | $73,488 | $86,696 | $94,546 | $56,802 | $65,384 | $77,379 | $66,722 | $61,633 | $70,929 | $72,313 | $77,940 | $61,535 | $70,853 | $60,659 | $67,025 | $74,181 | $83,306 | $74,805 | $81,234 | $72,891 | $56,703 | $73,574 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Category: EDUCATION | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | ACT Average Composite Score | 20.4 | 19.8 | 19.2 | 19.4 | 19.7 | 22.8 | 20.8 | 25.2 | 24.2 | 24.1 | 19.8 | 21.4 | 19 | 21.9 | 22.3 | 21.4 | 22.6 | 21.7 | 20 | 19.5 | 25.4 | 24.3 | 23.6 | 24.1 | 21.5 | 18.6 | 20.3 | 19.1 | 20.3 | 21.4 | 25.5 | 23.9 | 19.7 | 17.8 | 24.2 | 22 | 19.4 | 21.8 | 23.7 | 24 | 18.7 | 21.8 | 19.8 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 21.9 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | High School Graduates 25+yrs | 89.60% | 93.10% | 85.10% | 86.00% | 86.70% | 82.40% | 91.40% | 90.50% | 90.50% | 89.30% | 87.40% | 86.40% | 92.00% | 91.80% | 90.40% | 88.80% | 88.40% | 90.50% | 85.70% | 84.40% | 90.40% | 92.30% | 90.10% | 90.40% | 92.90% | 84.10% | 92.80% | 87.30% | 92.40% | 90.90% | 92.80% | 89.30% | 85.40% | 86.00% | 86.30% | 90.00% | 87.80% | 90.30% | 90.10% | 88.50% | 86.60% | 91.20% | 87.00% | 82.90% | 91.70% | 89.30% | 92.10% | 90.80% | 91.90% | 86.00% | 93.20% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Bachelor’s Degree or higher 25+yrs | 28.50% | 29.60% | 24.70% | 22.40% | 28.90% | 32.90% | 39.90% | 38.60% | 56.80% | 31.00% | 28.60% | 30.50% | 31.90% | 28.40% | 27.60% | 34.00% | 25.60% | 32.80% | 23.40% | 23.40% | 42.70% | 30.10% | 39.30% | 28.30% | 34.80% | 21.80% | 31.00% | 30.40% | 29.60% | 31.40% | 36.60% | 38.60% | 27.20% | 23.50% | 35.70% | 27.50% | 25.20% | 32.70% | 30.80% | 34.10% | 27.20% | 28.90% | 26.10% | 28.90% | 32.60% | 38.10% | 36.40% | 35.10% | 29.50% | 20.80% | 27.10% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | ACT Average Math Score | 19.9 | 19.8 | 18.4 | 19 | 19.8 | 22.7 | 20.3 | 24.6 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 19.4 | 20.9 | 19.2 | 21.3 | 21.8 | 21.2 | 22.4 | 21.3 | 19.4 | 18.8 | 25.3 | 24 | 23.1 | 23.7 | 21.5 | 18.1 | 20.2 | 19.3 | 20.4 | 20.9 | 25.1 | 23.8 | 19.4 | 18 | 24 | 21.6 | 18.8 | 21.5 | 23.4 | 23.3 | 18.6 | 21.5 | 19.2 | 20.7 | 19.9 | 23.3 | 23.1 | 21.9 | 20.4 | 19.4 | 19.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | ACT Average Science Score | 20.5 | 19.9 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 22.2 | 20.9 | 24.6 | 23.5 | 23.6 | 19.4 | 21.3 | 19.3 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 21.3 | 22.3 | 21.7 | 20.1 | 19.6 | 24.7 | 23.7 | 23.2 | 23.8 | 21.6 | 18.8 | 20.5 | 19.3 | 20.6 | 21.5 | 24.9 | 23.2 | 20 | 18.2 | 23.9 | 22 | 19.6 | 21.7 | 23.3 | 23.4 | 18.9 | 22 | 19.9 | 20.9 | 20.6 | 23.5 | 23.2 | 22 | 20.9 | 20.5 | 20.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Category: TAXES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Per Capita Personal Income Tax Revenue | $1,005.88 | NA | $743.53 | $921.27 | $491.09 | $2,129.59 | $1,211.30 | $2,218.25 | $2,821.84 | $1,227.70 | NA | $1,052.57 | $1,467.98 | $1,162.05 | $966.98 | $1,035.52 | $815.28 | $799.02 | $986.53 | $629.75 | $2,146.45 | $1,148.93 | $1,498.09 | $952.12 | $1,964.67 | $614.82 | $1,121.34 | $1,176.47 | $422.97 | $1,160.62 | $48.75 | $1,549.93 | $641.15 | NA | $2,248.52 | $718.56 | $794.38 | $2,022.61 | $942.08 | $1,169.20 | $824.44 | NA | $37.22 | NA | $1,167.44 | $1,541.07 | $1,192.37 | NA | $1,344.59 | $998.90 | NA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Per Capita Corporate Income Tax Revenue | $50.29 | $118.65 | $106.70 | $132.14 | $52.47 | $255.78 | $94.26 | $250.06 | $798.66 | $255.92 | $113.60 | $93.19 | $129.48 | $137.34 | $126.18 | $224.77 | $153.82 | $132.84 | $102.97 | $62.19 | $320.19 | $131.18 | $165.55 | $119.99 | $220.03 | $136.70 | $118.99 | $73.69 | $80.58 | $137.72 | $427.21 | $234.29 | $44.00 | NA | $202.85 | $0.76 | $40.17 | $152.81 | $183.07 | $122.43 | $74.77 | $35.33 | $257.03 | NA | $106.25 | $97.63 | $130.51 | NA | $165.59 | $64.05 | NA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Gasoline Total Tax/Gallon (cents) | 17.3 | 8.95 | 18 | 21.8 | 19 | 46.7 | 22 | 25 | 23.5 | 23 | 31.425 | 26.8 | 16 | 30.5 | 33 | 20.1 | 28 | 25.03 | 26 | 20.125 | 24 | 30 | 33.8 | 26.3 | 28.6 | 18.4 | 31.5 | 35.35 | 23 | 29.3 | 23.825 | 37.1 | 18.875 | 23.805 | 24.9 | 28 | 17 | 34 | 57.6 | 34 | 16.75 | 30 | 25.4 | 20 | 29.4 | 16.2 | 30.72 | 49.4 | 32.9 | 35.7 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Diesel Total Tax/Gallon (cents) | 17.3 | 8.95 | 19 | 22.8 | 27 | 61 | 20.5 | 41.7 | 23.5 | 22 | 32.3 | 30 | 16 | 32.5 | 33 | 22.6 | 26 | 27.03 | 23 | 20.125 | 24 | 31.2 | 34.55 | 26.3 | 28.6 | 18.4 | 29.25 | 35.35 | 23 | 28.7 | 23.825 | 44.2 | 22.875 | 27.75 | 23.15 | 28 | 14 | 34 | 74.1 | 34 | 16.75 | 30 | 22.4 | 20 | 29.4 | 20.2 | 32 | 49.4 | 32.9 | 35.7 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | State Sales Tax Rate | 4.23% | N/A | 4.00% | 6.50% | 5.60% | 7.25% | 2.90% | 6.35% | 5.75% | N/A | 6.00% | 4.00% | 4.00% | 6.00% | 6.00% | 6.25% | 7.00% | 6.50% | 6.00% | 4.00% | 6.25% | 5.50% | 6.00% | 6.00% | 6.88% | 7.00% | N/A | 4.75% | 5.00% | 5.50% | N/A | 6.63% | 5.13% | 6.85% | 4.00% | 5.75% | 4.50% | N/A | 6.00% | 7.00% | 6.00% | 4.50% | 7.00% | 6.25% | 4.70% | 4.30% | 6.00% | 6.50% | 5.00% | 6.00% | 4.00% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Vendor Discounts | 2.00% | N/A | 5.0%-2.0% (1) | 2.00% | 1.00% | None | 3.33% (4) | None | None | N/A | 2.50% | 3.0%-0.5% (1) | None | None | None (5) | 1.75% | 0.73% (2) | None | 1.75%-1.5% (1) | 0.94% | None | None (5) | 1.2%-0.90% (1) | 0.5% (6) | None | 2.00% | N/A | None | 1.50% | 2.50% | N/A | None | None | 0.25% | 5.00% | 0.75% | 1.00% | N/A | 1.00% | None | 3.0%-2.0% (1) | 1.5% (10) | None | 0.5% (7) | 1.31% | 1.6%-0.8% (8) | None (5) | None | 0.50% | None | 1.95%-1.0% (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Per Capita Total Tax Revenue | $2,044 | $1,608 | $2,137 | $3,168 | $1,979 | $3,936 | $2,354 | $4,555 | $11,028 | $3,731 | $1,917 | $2,150 | $4,924 | $3,101 | $2,627 | $2,967 | $2,708 | $2,806 | $2,673 | $2,371 | $4,012 | $3,168 | $3,569 | $2,874 | $4,590 | $2,608 | $2,527 | $2,614 | $4,587 | $2,658 | $1,859 | $3,590 | $2,766 | $2,877 | $4,014 | $2,599 | $2,180 | $2,876 | $2,956 | $3,083 | $1,956 | $2,103 | $2,069 | $1,894 | $2,525 | $2,623 | $5,015 | $3,240 | $3,129 | $2,804 | $2,847 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Per Capita Property Tax Revenue | $5.18 | $163.30 | $81.22 | $378.76 | $141.62 | $67.83 | NA | NA | $3,655.24 | NA | NA | $94.83 | NA | $0.58 | NA | $4.94 | $1.84 | $234.74 | $159.35 | $15.02 | $0.96 | $28.93 | $128.39 | $213.21 | $153.31 | $9.58 | $261.24 | NA | $5.83 | $0.06 | $301.75 | $0.53 | $39.12 | $100.23 | NA | NA | NA | $4.84 | $3.39 | $2.48 | $7.47 | NA | NA | NA | NA | $3.69 | $1,694.26 | $283.23 | $22.78 | $3.99 | $472.98 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Per Capita Sales Tax Revenue | $883.93 | $355.67 | $1,076.42 | $1,565.06 | $1,217.13 | $1,212.55 | $914.70 | $1,853.22 | $2,681.38 | $578.51 | $1,588.78 | $844.53 | $3,058.31 | $1,466.47 | $1,307.76 | $1,455.23 | $1,634.13 | $1,476.62 | $1,268.40 | $1,497.44 | $1,285.51 | $1,620.73 | $1,527.18 | $1,374.86 | $1,902.17 | $1,671.64 | $548.52 | $1,138.77 | $1,786.39 | $1,253.86 | $714.47 | $1,486.69 | $1,470.09 | $2,309.27 | $1,277.75 | $1,678.88 | $957.78 | $385.90 | $1,532.89 | $1,596.56 | $922.97 | $1,745.47 | $1,490.62 | $1,656.88 | $1,138.30 | $816.54 | $1,697.36 | $2,588.64 | $1,375.72 | $1,471.97 | $1,316.36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Corporate Income Tax Rate | 6.25 | 0 - 9.4 | 6.5 | 1.0 - 6.5 | 4.9 (b) | 8.84 (b) | 4.63 | 7.5 (c) | 8.25 (b) | 8.7 | 5.5 (e) | 6 | 4.4 - 6.4 (f) | 6.0 - 12.0 | 7.4 (g) | 9.5 (h) | 6.0 (i) | 4.0 (k) | 4.0 - 6.0 | 4.0 - 8.0 | 8.0 (m) | 3.5 - 8.93 | 8.25 | 6 | 9.8 (n) | 3.0 - 5.0 | 6.75 (o) | 3 | 1.41 - 4.31 (s) | 5.58 - 7.81 | 8.2 (p) | 9.0 (q) | 4.8 - 5.9 | -- | 6.5 (r) | (t) | 6 | 6.6 - 7.6 (u) | 9.99 | 7.0 (b) | 5 | -- | 6.5 | (w) | 5.0 (b) | 6 | 6.0 - 8.5 (b) | -- | 7.9 | 6.5 | -- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Federal Income Tax Deduction | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Apportionment Method | 3 Factor | 3 Factor | Double wtd Sales | Double wtd Sales | Sales/Double wtd Sales | Sales | Sales | Sales | Sales | Triple wtd Sales | Double wtd Sales | Sales | 3 Factor | Sales | Double wtd Sales | Sales | Sales | 3 Factor | Double wtd Sales | Sales | Sales/Double wtd Sales | Sales | Sales/Double wtd Sales | Sales | Sales | Sales/Other (1) | 3 Factor | Sales | 3 Factor | Sales | Double wtd Sales | Sales | Sales | No State Income Tax | Sales | N/A (2) | 3 Factor | Sales | Sales | Sales | Sales | No State Income Tax | Triple wtd Sales | Sales | Sales | Double wtd Sales/Sales | Double wtd Sales | No State Income Tax | Sales | Double wtd Sales | No State Income Tax | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Category: COST OF LIVING | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Quarter, 2018 | Cost of Living – Transportation | 93.9 | 123.1 | 91.2 | 91.3 | 97.1 | 121.1 | 101 | 116.9 | 111.9 | 102 | 99.9 | 99.2 | 139.7 | 98.6 | 102 | 105.9 | 98.3 | 96.7 | 98.7 | 94.3 | 108.4 | 104.7 | 114.1 | 100 | 102.9 | 93 | 97.9 | 96.1 | 107.2 | 102.4 | 105.5 | 108.8 | 97.3 | 112.5 | 110.8 | 98.5 | 90.8 | 113.1 | 110 | 105.2 | 91.8 | 90.2 | 91.1 | 93.8 | 96.2 | 91.3 | 114.3 | 113.9 | 103.4 | 93.9 | 98.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Quarter, 2018 | Cost of Living – Utilities | 100.3 | 153.6 | 106.1 | 90.2 | 108.4 | 119.5 | 88.7 | 105.9 | 116.4 | 101.4 | 100.5 | 96.5 | 183.6 | 99.1 | 87.6 | 99 | 96.9 | 102.8 | 93.8 | 89.5 | 106.2 | 119.7 | 106.7 | 94.5 | 95.1 | 89.9 | 88.1 | 95 | 93.4 | 91.1 | 116.6 | 104.6 | 89.2 | 80.3 | 103.4 | 91.7 | 96.9 | 89.1 | 105.8 | 115.8 | 108.9 | 90.6 | 95 | 101.1 | 94.6 | 98.2 | 118.5 | 91.1 | 95.9 | 87.2 | 92.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Quarter, 2018 | Cost of Living – Miscellaneous | 92.8 | 118.2 | 94.4 | 97 | 93.4 | 112.1 | 102.5 | 120 | 127.6 | 110.2 | 97.4 | 96 | 127.6 | 97.1 | 95.7 | 99 | 97.9 | 92.8 | 101.2 | 97.6 | 116.4 | 114.3 | 109.9 | 94.1 | 106.2 | 89.1 | 106.3 | 98.9 | 98.7 | 94.6 | 115.6 | 108.8 | 94.3 | 113.9 | 111.8 | 101.3 | 93.5 | 114.8 | 99.7 | 117.5 | 104.2 | 96.1 | 95 | 94 | 98.6 | 100.6 | 104.8 | 108 | 98.3 | 103.3 | 91.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Quarter, 2018 | Cost of Living – Rank | 6 | 47 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 49 | 34 | 43 | 50 | 35 | 27 | 9 | 51 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 44 | 39 | 46 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 33 | 20 | 28 | 18 | 38 | 41 | 17 | 37 | 48 | 16 | 2 | 45 | 30 | 42 | 26 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 40 | 36 | 22 | 25 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Quarter, 2018 | Cost of Living – Composite | 88.9 | 130.9 | 88.8 | 88.8 | 94.6 | 141 | 103.9 | 127.1 | 161.8 | 105.4 | 98.9 | 90.8 | 186.3 | 91.9 | 92.7 | 96.7 | 91.5 | 89.5 | 92.6 | 93.4 | 127.6 | 116.3 | 130.4 | 88.7 | 100.2 | 84 | 103.9 | 93.9 | 99 | 93.4 | 112 | 118.4 | 92.9 | 110.3 | 133.9 | 92.7 | 88.3 | 130 | 101.2 | 122.2 | 98.3 | 101.2 | 89.4 | 91.3 | 96.6 | 102.1 | 117.4 | 108.3 | 96.3 | 96.8 | 91.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Quarter, 2018 | Cost of Living – Grocery Items | 97.2 | 135.1 | 95.8 | 91.8 | 99.3 | 116.1 | 100.2 | 112.4 | 112.4 | 110.1 | 104.7 | 99.1 | 168 | 94.3 | 93 | 96.9 | 91 | 91.6 | 90.3 | 101.2 | 111 | 111.6 | 106.9 | 86.3 | 106.1 | 91.3 | 107.4 | 97.6 | 104.6 | 95.8 | 111.6 | 100.9 | 106.9 | 118.9 | 108.7 | 101 | 94.9 | 111.2 | 104.7 | 116.9 | 101.9 | 98.8 | 93.3 | 90.3 | 99.8 | 96.8 | 104.6 | 107.4 | 97.7 | 103.1 | 105.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Quarter, 2018 | Cost of Living – Health Care | 97.7 | 150.1 | 85.9 | 88 | 94.8 | 110.1 | 102.8 | 115.7 | 99.8 | 96.7 | 96.2 | 96.7 | 111.8 | 96.3 | 101.3 | 99.1 | 96.3 | 96.4 | 92.5 | 94.8 | 123.7 | 110.9 | 91.6 | 93.5 | 112.9 | 88.6 | 105.2 | 107 | 113.2 | 100.2 | 116 | 104.6 | 104.3 | 111.9 | 103.3 | 95.4 | 93.5 | 110.8 | 92 | 111.7 | 101.3 | 101 | 88.2 | 95.9 | 98.9 | 100.4 | 102.3 | 118.8 | 116.1 | 93.2 | 94.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Quarter, 2018 | Cost of Living – Housing | 73 | 136 | 72.1 | 75.9 | 88.3 | 207.6 | 114 | 155.3 | 269.8 | 101.1 | 97.5 | 74.9 | 295.8 | 78.9 | 86.2 | 89.6 | 78.9 | 76.2 | 80.8 | 85.5 | 163.7 | 124.5 | 187 | 76.7 | 89 | 68.5 | 106.4 | 82.7 | 93.6 | 87.7 | 107.4 | 148.9 | 82.4 | 111.3 | 196.5 | 76.2 | 74 | 180.8 | 98.4 | 140.1 | 87.2 | 115.9 | 78.4 | 83.7 | 92.9 | 111.4 | 142.3 | 111.6 | 87.9 | 90.7 | 81.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Category: BUSINESS CLIMATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Avg Residential Natural Gas ($/1000cft) | 11.77 | 10.52 | 16.34 | 12.97 | 15.28 | 12.51 | 8.07 | 13.96 | 10.9 | 12.8 | 20.27 | 18.18 | 38.88 | 8.13 | 7.61 | 7.88 | 7.92 | 9.85 | 11.74 | 13.13 | 13.29 | 14.61 | 11.53 | 8.32 | 8.01 | 11.93 | 7.62 | 13.37 | 7.21 | 9.07 | 14.55 | 9.28 | 8.05 | 8.82 | 10.84 | 9.03 | 11.39 | 10.75 | 10.18 | 14.02 | 12.62 | 7.6 | 10.46 | 13.8 | 9.06 | 10.88 | 14 | 10.61 | 8.4 | 9.26 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Avg Commercial Natural Gas ($/1000cft) | 8.48 | 9.91 | 12.2 | 7.14 | 8.89 | 8.77 | 7.16 | 9.3 | 11.42 | 10.59 | 10.42 | 8.76 | 29.62 | 6.93 | 6.59 | 7.8 | 7.56 | 8.41 | 9.2 | 7.92 | 9.48 | 11.32 | 8.94 | 6.97 | 6.82 | 9.04 | 7.42 | 9.06 | 5.99 | 6.46 | 11.71 | 9.05 | 5.68 | 5.71 | 6.79 | 6.19 | 8.55 | 8.88 | 8.15 | 11.3 | 9.35 | 6.31 | 8.83 | 6.89 | 7.4 | 7.23 | 6.63 | 8.49 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 6.92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Avg Residential Electric (Cents/kWh) | 11.27 | 21.57 | 12.61 | 10.22 | 12.5 | 18.24 | 12.13 | 20.31 | 12.93 | 13.44 | 11.85 | 11.8 | 29.5 | 12.6 | 10.11 | 12.7 | 11.95 | 13.27 | 10.64 | 9.51 | 18.92 | 15.96 | 13.99 | 15.47 | 13.19 | 11.19 | 11.11 | 11.12 | 10.4 | 10.98 | 19.22 | 15.69 | 12.92 | 12 | 18.04 | 12.37 | 10.48 | 10.71 | 14.33 | 18.3 | 12.78 | 11.68 | 10.65 | 11.18 | 11.04 | 11.67 | 17.65 | 9.6 | 14.68 | 11.62 | 11.41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Avg Industrial Natural Gas ($/1000cft) | 6.76 | 4.67 | 4.31 | 6.67 | 6.53 | 7 | 4.89 | 6.07 | NA | 9.02 | 6.3 | 4.74 | 17.77 | 4.7 | 5.19 | 5.03 | 6.11 | 4.29 | 4.51 | 3.74 | 7.4 | 8.15 | 8.8 | 6.01 | 4.47 | 4.35 | 5.68 | 6.39 | 3.16 | 4.04 | 9.09 | 6.59 | 4.52 | 5.06 | 5.92 | 4.81 | 6.27 | 5.43 | 7.4 | 8.48 | 4.91 | 5.19 | 5.2 | 3.28 | 5.5 | 5.08 | 4.92 | 7.39 | 5.35 | 2.5 | 3.96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Patents/100,000 Population | 20.6 | 6.2 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 40.1 | 111.4 | 63.6 | 65.9 | 24.8 | 39.7 | 24.2 | 28.1 | 11.6 | 34.5 | 54.9 | 45.6 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 16.2 | 9.5 | 106.5 | 17 | 32.7 | 62.3 | 88.4 | 5.8 | 16.3 | 36.4 | 16.8 | 17.8 | 69.4 | 56.1 | 21.8 | 27.3 | 47.4 | 37 | 15.3 | 69.4 | 33 | 37.2 | 21.6 | 14.9 | 17.1 | 38.4 | 53.2 | 26.5 | 75.1 | 98.2 | 44.5 | 7.4 | 19.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Avg Industrial Electric (Cents/kWh) | 7.06 | 16.59 | 6.23 | 5.93 | 6.45 | 12.87 | 7.29 | 13.31 | 8.25 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 5.82 | 22.92 | 6.31 | 6.69 | 6.37 | 7.39 | 7.49 | 5.58 | 5.42 | 13.48 | 9.09 | 8.32 | 7.32 | 7.73 | 6.12 | 5.15 | 6.11 | 8.62 | 7.66 | 12.33 | 10.16 | 6.01 | 6.13 | 5.94 | 6.69 | 5.27 | 6.19 | 6.75 | 14.58 | 6.09 | 7.8 | 6.03 | 5.49 | 6.12 | 6.67 | 10.08 | 4.66 | 7.79 | 6.64 | 6.91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Avg Commercial Electric (Cents/kWh) | 9.32 | 19.46 | 11.62 | 8.44 | 10.58 | 15.89 | 9.95 | 16.1 | 11.68 | 9.95 | 9.61 | 9.98 | 26.82 | 9.62 | 8.02 | 8.87 | 10.3 | 10.49 | 9.7 | 8.91 | 14.88 | 12.14 | 10.76 | 11.02 | 10.58 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 8.56 | 9.18 | 8.98 | 14.75 | 12.31 | 10.27 | 7.98 | 14.76 | 9.97 | 7.97 | 8.88 | 8.99 | 15.24 | 10.49 | 9.58 | 10.5 | 8.31 | 8.74 | 8.07 | 14.61 | 8.51 | 11.08 | 9.57 | 9.75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Number of Patents (1-yr) | 1,251 | 46 | 519 | 307 | 2,741 | 43,609 | 3,472 | 2,367 | 167 | 376 | 4,913 | 2,874 | 166 | 1078 | 909 | 5,862 | 2,278 | 1,001 | 716 | 446 | 7,234 | 226 | 1,964 | 6,184 | 4,852 | 174 | 168 | 3,651 | 127 | 337 | 924 | 5,026 | 455 | 789 | 9,391 | 4,298 | 597 | 2,796 | 4,225 | 393 | 1058 | 128 | 1,127 | 10,561 | 1,595 | 2,222 | 470 | 7,038 | 2,571 | 136 | 114 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Total Venture Capital Investments | $149.72M | $0 | $41.25M | $13.5M | $188.1M | $36083.7M | $1189.2M | $223.M | $550.69M | $63.8M | $2148.7M | $1703.6M | $5.5M | $30.5M | $130.M | $1907.8M | $134.1M | $43.61M | $73.1M | $78.7M | $6892.4M | $230.9M | $899.4M | $287.9M | $537.7M | $0 | $50.5M | $895.3M | $3.7M | $80.97M | $51.72M | $626.46M | $60.96M | $68.8M | $11230.2M | $288.5M | $.6M | $272.65M | $1015.4M | $190.3M | $232.8M | $.84M | $100.6M | $1600.1M | $840.4M | $1031.41M | $3.87M | $1809.1M | $79.1M | $1.26M | $.6M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Total Patents Since 1995 | 20,717 | 1,009 | 9,048 | 4,135 | 38,930 | 512,697 | 46,593 | 41,082 | 1,793 | 8,601 | 70,389 | 37,556 | 2,256 | 15,688 | 25,433 | 89,217 | 34,059 | 12,646 | 10,621 | 8,910 | 92,688 | 3,469 | 32,535 | 88,310 | 68,667 | 3,649 | 2,783 | 49,247 | 1,847 | 5,301 | 14,299 | 83,722 | 7,672 | 10,667 | 148,112 | 76,815 | 11,367 | 40,804 | 74,304 | 7,305 | 14,410 | 1,769 | 19,351 | 145,272 | 19,163 | 28,927 | 9,571 | 76,525 | 42,887 | 2,894 | 1,559 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Mfg Gross State Product | $40.4B | $1.7B | $36.4B | $18.8B | $26.3B | $300.3B | $24.3B | $28.B | $.3B | $4.4B | $51.9B | $61.1B | $1.9B | $34.5B | $8.3B | $103.7B | $102.6B | $25.3B | $37.4B | $48.4B | $49.5B | $5.9B | $23.4B | $96.2B | $49.2B | $17.9B | $2.9B | $102.5B | $3.7B | $13.6B | $9.3B | $49.3B | $3.8B | $6.7B | $72.9B | $107.9B | $16.9B | $47.2B | $87.6B | $4.8B | $37.2B | $4.8B | $55.7B | $226.2B | $18.2B | $44.3B | $2.8B | $58.8B | $59.1B | $7.9B | $2.1B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Total Value of Exports | $14.2B | $4.9B | $21.8B | $6.2B | $20.9B | $172.B | $8.05B | $14.8B | $1.5B | $4.6B | $54.9B | $37.2B | $1.B | $13.4B | $3.9B | $65.2B | $37.7B | $11.2B | $30.9B | $57.B | $2.7B | $27.6B | $9B | $59.9B | $21B | $11.B | $1.6B | $12B | $77.9B | $32.6B | $7.2B | $5.1B | $34.5B | $5.8B | $3.6B | $50.1B | $5.4B | $21.9B | $38.7B | $2.4B | $32.2B | $1.4B | $33.2B | $264.5B | $11.6B | $2.8B | $16.5B | $76.4B | $7.1B | $22.3B | $1.2B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Jobs Supported by FDI | 110,000 | 17,400 | 97,200 | 48,100 | 103,400 | 715,800 | 103,200 | 103,600 | 24,400 | 27,000 | 327,200 | 226,900 | 37,500 | 56,400 | 17,500 | 324,900 | 190,900 | 57,600 | 117,300 | 67,700 | 215,100 | 34,700 | 117,200 | 238,100 | 111,700 | 38,400 | 7,000 | 251,800 | 12,700 | 32,800 | 43,700 | 276,400 | 20,200 | 49,200 | 474,000 | 259,000 | 50,000 | 61,700 | 300,800 | 27,800 | 133,000 | 12,600 | 163,500 | 585,900 | 42,200 | 182,400 | 12,400 | 112,700 | 93,000 | 29,300 | 7,900 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Small Business Innovation Research | $20.32M | n/a | $43.6M | $6.21M | $33.93M | $492.99M | $92.15M | $24.12M | $7.21M | $16.5M | $53.66M | $28.03M | $12.18M | $11.31M | $2.85M | $44.05M | $20.93M | $3.39M | $17.34M | $6.23M | $244.2M | $3.98M | $107.29M | $40.39M | $38.22M | $4.88M | $9.4M | $65.28M | $.41M | $5.28M | $29.88M | $45.92M | $24.12M | $2.36M | $100.5M | $74.2M | $10.18M | $31.65M | $87.57M | $6.19M | $12.11M | $2.15M | $12.97M | $85.53M | $35.22M | $111.25M | $6.95M | $52.06M | $16.78M | $4.55M | $5.47M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Small Business Technology Transfer | $1.8M | $1.3M | $8.9M | $1.2M | $6.1M | $50.8M | $8.9M | $2.5M | $.5M | $3.7M | $8.3M | $4.7M | $.4M | $.7M | n/a | $8.8M | $3.1M | $1.7M | $2.7M | $1.1M | $26.8M | n/a | $17.0M | $6.6M | $6.1M | $.2M | $2.2M | $18.4M | $.2M | $1.7M | $3.1M | $5.7M | $4.8M | $.4M | $13.4M | $12.8M | $.9M | $2.1M | $10.2M | $.6M | $2.2M | $.7M | $4.3M | $22.0M | $7.3M | $10.4M | $.5M | $3.1M | $3.7M | n/a | $.2M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Gross State Product | $304.9B | $52.8B | $211B | $124.9B | $319.9B | $2746.9B | $342.7B | $260.8B | $131B | $73.5B | $967.3B | $554.3B | $88.1B | $190.2B | $71.9B | $820.4B | $359.1B | $157.8B | $202.5B | $246.3B | $527.5B | $61.4B | $393.6B | $505B | $351.1B | $111.7B | $48.1B | $538.3B | $55.5B | $121.8B | $80.5B | $591.7B | $97.1B | $156.3B | $1547.1B | $649.1B | $189.2B | $236.2B | $752.1B | $59.5B | $219.1B | $49.9B | $345.2B | $1696.2B | $165.5B | $508.7B | $32.2B | $506.4B | $324.1B | $76.8B | $40.3B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Category: LABOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Right-to-Work Law | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Unemployment Insurance New Employer Entry Rate | 2.70% | 1.73% | 2.70% | 2.90% | 2.00% | 3.40% | 1.70% | 3.00% | 2.70% | 1.70% | 2.70% | 2.64% | 2.40% | 1.00% | 1.40% | 3.45% | 2.50% | 2.70% | 2.70% | IndAvg% | 1.87% | 1.77% | 2.60% | 2.70% | 1.64% | 1.00% | IndAvg% | 1.00% | 2.34% | 0.75% | 1.70% | 2.80% | IndAvg% | 2.95% | 3.30% | 2.70% | 1.50% | 2.60% | 3.68% | NA | 1.23% | 1.20% | 2.70% | 2.70% | IndAvg% | 2.53% | 1.00% | IndAvg% | 3.05% | 2.70% | IndAvg% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Unemployment Insurance Min Rate | 0 | 1 | 0.59 | 0.1 | 0.04 | 1.5 | 0.62 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.55 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.73 | 0.49 | 0.3 | 0.06 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.49 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.64 | 0.99 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.59 | 0.2 | 0.13 | 1.1 | 0.13 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Unemployment Insurance Max Rate | 7.5 | 5.4 | 6.74 | 6 | 10.59 | 6.2 | 8.15 | 6.8 | 7 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 8 | 5.4 | 7.35 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 9.75 | 6.2 | 11.13 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 10.3 | 9 | 5.4 | 6.12 | 5.76 | 11.43 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 11.26 | 9.59 | 5.46 | 9.5 | 10 | 8.21 | 7.2 | 6.23 | 7.7 | 5.72 | 12 | 7.5 | 8.84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Members of Unions | 8.70% | 18.10% | 7.40% | 5.10% | 4.00% | 15.50% | 9.60% | 16.90% | 9.80% | 10.70% | 5.60% | 4.00% | 21.30% | 7.00% | 4.80% | 15.00% | 8.90% | 7.80% | 9.60% | 4.40% | 12.40% | 11.40% | 10.80% | 15.60% | 15.20% | 5.30% | 11.90% | 3.40% | 5.10% | 8.20% | 11.30% | 16.20% | 6.70% | 12.70% | 23.80% | 12.50% | 5.50% | 14.90% | 12.00% | 16.10% | 2.60% | 5.40% | 5.70% | 4.70% | 3.90% | 4.60% | 11.00% | 18.80% | 8.30% | 11.00% | 6.00% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Represented by Unions | 10.10% | 19.40% | 8.10% | 6.10% | 5.20% | 16.90% | 11.00% | 17.90% | 11.50% | 11.20% | 6.60% | 5.00% | 22.90% | 8.60% | 5.80% | 15.80% | 9.70% | 10.10% | 12.80% | 5.40% | 13.30% | 14.00% | 11.80% | 16.80% | 15.90% | 7.00% | 13.60% | 4.00% | 6.80% | 9.10% | 13.00% | 17.10% | 8.30% | 14.60% | 25.30% | 13.60% | 7.10% | 15.70% | 13.00% | 17.20% | 3.90% | 6.70% | 6.40% | 5.80% | 5.40% | 5.80% | 12.10% | 20.20% | 9.00% | 11.90% | 6.70% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Total Mfg Employment | 277,013 | 16,302 | 270,805 | 160,559 | 174,222 | 1,412,488 | 160,448 | 165,846 | 1,975 | 27,287 | 397,071 | 411,245 | 18,472 | 220,989 | 70,448 | 596,151 | 537,950 | 167,371 | 255,521 | 145,794 | 260,824 | 55,945 | 114,049 | 626,937 | 334,007 | 148,650 | 23,896 | 487,825 | 26,266 | 100,549 | 73,513 | 258,528 | 33,334 | 49,395 | 486,649 | 714,829 | 140,304 | 204,940 | 589,416 | 42,912 | 247,849 | 44,490 | 359,234 | 922,188 | 135,572 | 246,519 | 33,866 | 310,734 | 481,518 | 49,558 | 11,447 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Annual Avg Mfg Wage | $74,918 | $58,078 | $67,469 | $60,789 | $89,299 | $106,288 | $81,092 | $120,973 | $80,308 | $76,543 | $70,239 | $73,162 | $50,424 | $79,113 | $74,977 | $89,313 | $80,691 | $73,737 | $71,355 | $88,643 | $101,331 | $65,934 | $92,096 | $80,505 | $81,493 | $60,583 | $53,168 | $74,503 | $67,576 | $67,177 | $81,404 | $106,987 | $41,987 | $68,699 | $79,841 | $77,516 | $69,579 | $78,317 | $75,772 | $73,127 | $74,306 | $74,116 | $74,224 | $92,002 | $72,203 | $71,860 | $64,776 | $87,361 | $72,524 | $69,540 | $76,129 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Unemployment Insurance Taxable Wage Base | $13,000 | $39,800 | $8,000 | $12,000 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $12,500 | $15,000 | $9,000 | $18,500 | $7,000 | $9,500 | $44,000 | $29,300 | $37,800 | $12,960 | $9,500 | $14,000 | $10,200 | $7,700 | $15,000 | $12,000 | $8,500 | $9,000 | $32,000 | $14,000 | $31,400 | $23,100 | $35,100 | $9,000 | $14,000 | $33,500 | $24,300 | $29,500 | $10,900 | $9,000 | $17,700 | $38,400 | $9,750 | $14,000 | $15,000 | $8,000 | $9,000 | $33,100 | $8,000 | $17,300 | $45,000 | $14,000 | $12,000 | $25,400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apr-18 | Civilian Labor Force | 3.05M | .36M | 2.19M | 1.35M | 3.37M | 19.25M | 3.06M | 1.88M | .41M | .48M | 10.2M | 5.14M | .69M | 1.67M | .85M | 6.45M | 3.37M | 1.47M | 2.07M | 2.14M | 3.75M | .7M | 3.21M | 4.88M | 3.1M | 1.28M | .52M | 4.98M | .41M | 1.01M | .75M | 4.44M | .93M | 1.49M | 9.62M | 5.79M | 1.85M | 2.1M | 6.32M | .56M | 2.3M | .46M | 3.25M | 13.86M | 1.59M | 4.35M | .35M | 3.74M | 3.17M | .78M | .29M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Annual Avg Total Employment | 2.94M | .34M | 2.07M | 1.3M | 3.15M | 18.39M | 2.91M | 1.83M | .38M | .46M | 9.68M | 4.82M | .67M | 1.63M | .81M | 6.17M | 3.2M | 1.43M | 1.95M | 2.M | 3.52M | .68M | 3.09M | 4.66M | 2.96M | 1.22M | .5M | 4.72M | .4M | .98M | .73M | 4.31M | .87M | 1.39M | 9.25M | 5.49M | 1.76M | 2.02M | 6.11M | .53M | 2.21M | .44M | 3.08M | 12.96M | 1.51M | 4.15M | .33M | 3.55M | 3.05M | .74M | .28M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Annual Avg Unemployment Rate | 3.8 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 4 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 5 | 4.7 | 5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013 | Number of Heliports | 116 | 43 | 87 | 80 | 108 | 411 | 179 | 68 | 13 | 10 | 292 | 114 | 16 | 86 | 50 | 248 | 128 | 33 | 95 | 212 | 133 | 19 | 66 | 94 | 64 | 43 | 36 | 107 | 15 | 34 | 78 | 207 | 31 | 27 | 183 | 215 | 85 | 94 | 345 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 113 | 553 | 55 | 134 | 16 | 168 | 98 | 39 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Interstate Miles | 1,379 | 1,081 | 1,002 | 656 | 1,168 | 2,451 | 952 | 346 | 12 | 414 | 1,495 | 1,247 | 55 | 782 | 612 | 2,185 | 1,188 | 874 | 801 | 926 | 575 | 367 | 481 | 1,244 | 914 | 700 | 1,192 | 1,255 | 571 | 482 | 225 | 431 | 1,000 | 596 | 1,724 | 1,574 | 933 | 730 | 1,857 | 70 | 851 | 679 | 1,104 | 3,415 | 937 | 1,119 | 320 | 764 | 743 | 555 | 914 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Miles of Principal and Minor Arterial Roads | 10,487 | 1,571 | 9,716 | 7,441 | 6,021 | 30,002 | 9,259 | 3,004 | 286 | 6680 | 13,590 | 14,329 | 824 | 9,778 | 4,249 | 14,771 | 8,758 | 9,688 | 6,169 | 5,685 | 6,768 | 2,199 | 4,110 | 15,008 | 13,686 | 7,740 | 6,088 | 10,018 | 5,941 | 8,144 | 1,745 | 6,391 | 4,963 | 3,471 | 14,601 | 11,253 | 8,417 | 7,112 | 13,762 | 914 | 7,233 | 6,430 | 9,305 | 33,280 | 3,772 | 8,764 | 1,320 | 8,412 | 12,910 | 3,498 | 3,671 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Total Public Road Miles | 131,900 | 15,680 | 101,837 | 101,656 | 66,441 | 174,989 | 88,565 | 21,474 | 1,501 | 6,393 | 122,088 | 128,620 | 4,430 | 114,429 | 48,082 | 15,708 | 97,553 | 140,687 | 79,598 | 61,427 | 36,370 | 22,882 | 32,422 | 122,141 | 138,767 | 75,116 | 74,933 | 106,202 | 87,078 | 93,770 | 16,098 | 39,293 | 70,722 | 40,139 | 114,728 | 123,297 | 112,940 | 71,228 | 119,936 | 6,106 | 66,232 | 82,558 | 95,536 | 313,228 | 46,254 | 74,748 | 14,266 | 82,448 | 115,145 | 38,750 | 29,024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Number of Airports | 363 | 554 | 180 | 215 | 189 | 522 | 265 | 51 | 3 | 31 | 501 | 336 | 32 | 199 | 227 | 478 | 405 | 333 | 150 | 229 | 75 | 115 | 149 | 355 | 327 | 186 | 231 | 338 | 256 | 198 | 54 | 100 | 135 | 97 | 388 | 450 | 294 | 325 | 432 | 90 | 158 | 143 | 212 | 1,466 | 91 | 291 | 61 | 370 | 435 | 75 | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Class I Freight Railroads | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Total Freight Railroads | 17 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 34 | 19 | 18 | 57 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 49 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Miles of Class I Freight Railroads | 3,399 | 0 | 2,255 | 1,677 | 1,235 | 3,919 | 2,018 | 6 | 15 | 183 | 1,693 | 3,251 | 0 | 3,189 | 962 | 5,851 | 2,510 | 2,816 | 2,117 | 2,354 | 261 | 0 | 557 | 1,557 | 3,625 | 1,614 | 2,061 | 2,335 | 2,182 | 2,567 | 0 | 189 | 1,431 | 1,192 | 1,758 | 3,240 | 2,009 | 1,103 | 2,428 | 0 | 1,948 | 1,494 | 1,836 | 8,369 | 1,249 | 2,773 | 0 | 1,735 | 2,595 | 1,855 | 1,851 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Total Miles of Freight Railroads | 3,957 | 506 | 3,194 | 2,698 | 1,643 | 5,295 | 2,662 | 364 | 20 | 250 | 2,900 | 4,653 | 0 | 3,869 | 1,623 | 6,986 | 4,075 | 4,855 | 2,608 | 2,927 | 973 | 1,116 | 758 | 3,542 | 4,450 | 2,452 | 3,200 | 3,258 | 3,330 | 3,375 | 344 | 981 | 1,837 | 1,192 | 3,447 | 5,288 | 3,273 | 2,396 | 5,151 | 19 | 2,311 | 1,753 | 2,649 | 10,469 | 1,343 | 3,215 | 590 | 3,192 | 3,449 | 2,226 | 1,860 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Residential Building Permits | 18,811 | 1,539 | 14,799 | 10,795 | 39,472 | 114,780 | 40,673 | 4,547 | 6,601 | 6,037 | 122,719 | 51,240 | 4,035 | 13,948 | 14,183 | 24,992 | 21,664 | 8,984 | 12,630 | 15,224 | 17,728 | 4,358 | 16,224 | 23,623 | 21,953 | 7,481 | 4,932 | 67,047 | 3,411 | 8,863 | 3,625 | 28,501 | 4,741 | 19,544 | 39,350 | 23,917 | 11,092 | 20,053 | 22,584 | 1,153 | 35,521 | 5,407 | 37,912 | 175,112 | 24,679 | 33,760 | 1,749 | 45,794 | 19,545 | 2,719 | 1,926 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||