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).