Euro Exports by State

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State Coincident Indicators

Several states have turned red again. This map was all red during the worst of the recession, and all green not long ago. Here is the Philadelphia Fed state coincident index release (pdf) for July 2011.

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State Income Tax Rates

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State Unemployment: September 2010

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State Unemployment Rates: June 2010

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Federal Tax Dollars

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Cartoon: The Economy State by State

Top States for Business

We scored all 50 states—using publicly available data—on 40 different measures of competitiveness. States received points based on their rankings in each metric. Then, we separated those metrics into the ten broad categories, with input from business groups including the National Association of Manufacturers. We weighted the categories based on how frequently each is cited in state economic development marketing materials.

Here are the ten categories ranked in our study:

- Cost of Doing Business
- Workforce
- Economy
- Education
- Quality of Life
- Technology & Innovation
- Transportation
- Cost of Living
- Business Friendliness
- Access to Capital

Texas

Virginia

Utah

Idaho

Colorado

North Carolina

South Dakota

Georgia

Iowa

Minnesota

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