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BULL OR BEAR:. The Business Climate in North Carolina. Median Household Income. Source: American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (2009,2011). Unemployment Rate. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics (2003-2011). Lowest 10. Highest 5. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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BULL OR BEAR:The Business Climate in North Carolina
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Median Household Income
Mississippi
North Carolina
California
Delaware
Hawaii
Virginia
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Jersey
Alaska
Maryland
0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000
Source: American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (2009,2011)
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Unemployment Rate
NevadaCalifornia
Rhode IslandMississippi
North CarolinaMinnesotaOklahoma
VirginiaWyoming
IowaVermont
New HampshireSouth Dakota
NebraskaNorth Dakota
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics (2003-2011)
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Percentage Employed in Computer or Math Occupations (Top 20)
New YorkNorth Carolina
OhioRhode IslandConnecticut
GeorgiaNebraska
TexasArizona
MissouriUtah
New HampshireMinnesotaCaliforniaDelaware
New JerseyColorado
MassachusettsMaryland
WashingtonVirginia
0.00% 1.00% 2.00% 3.00% 4.00% 5.00% 6.00%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2011)
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Per Capita State and Local Taxes (Lowest 20)
West VirgniaTexas
North CarolinaOregon
ArkansasMontana
New MexicoKentucky
South DakotaMissouriGeorgiaArizona
OklahomaMississippi
UtahTennessee
South CarolinaAlabama
Idaho
2,400 2,600 2,800 3,000 3,200 3,400 3,600
Source: U.S. Census Bureau data on state and local government finance (2009-2010) and population estimates (2010).
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State and Local Taxes as a Percentage of Personal Income
AlaskaNew YorkWyoming
North DakotaMaine
VermontNorth Carolina
GeorgiaTexasIdaho
South CarolinaVirginia
MissouriNew Hampshire
OklahomaAlabama
TennesseeSouth Dakota
0.00% 4.00% 8.00% 12.00% 16.00% 20.00%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau data on state and local government finance (2009-2010); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis data on personal income (2010)
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Per Capita State Taxes
NevadaNorth Carolina
MontanaIndianaIllinois
NebraskaMississippi
OhioVirginiaOregon
IdahoOklahoma
UtahLouisianaColoradoAlabama
New HampshireFlorida
TennesseeMissouri
TexasSouth Dakota
ArizonaSouth Carolina
Georgia
1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000 2,200 2,400
Source: U.S. Census Bureau data on state government tax collections and population estimates (2011).
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Per Capita Federal Grants
Nevada
Florida
Virginia
North Carolina
Montana
Rhode Island
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Vermont
Wyoming
Alaska
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000
Source: Consolidated Federal Funds Report for Fiscal Year 2010: State and County Areas, U.S. Census Bureau (2011, Spetember); U.S. Census 2010
Hig
hest
Low
est
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Per Capita State Expenditures (Lowest)
Colorado
Indiana
North Carolina
South Dakota
Idaho
Virginia
Nebraska
Arizona
Missouri
Nevada
Texas
Tennessee
Georgia
Florida
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau data on state government finance (2010) and population estimates (2010)
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Per Capita State and Local Debt (Lowest)
West Virginia
Alabama
North Carolina
Georgia
Oklahoma
Iowa
Arkansas
Mississippi
Wyoming
Idaho
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau data on state and local government finance (2009-10) and population estimates (2010).
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Average Annual In-State Tuition at Public Four-Year Colleges (Lowest)
Wyoming
Utah
New Mexico
Louisiana
Alaska
West Virginia
Idaho
Montana
Mississippi
North Carolina
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau data on state and local government finance (2009-10) and population estimates (2010).