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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
BULL OR BEAR:The Business Climate in North Carolina
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)
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)
Low
est 1
0H
ighe
st 5
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)
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).
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)
Low
est 1
0H
ighe
st
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).
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
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)
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).
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).