Development Report Card for the States, 2003 State Summaries Source: Corporation for Enterprise...

Development Report Card for the States, 2003State Summaries

Source: Corporation for Enterprise Development

This Presentation Contains a List of the Report Card Measures and a Summary

of the Results for Each State

I ndex 1: Performance

Employment measures the extent to which the economy is providing work for those who seek it.Employment Growth: Long TermEmployment Growth: Short TermUnemployment RateMass Layoffs

Earnings and J ob Quality measures how well people are compensated for the work they do.Average Annual PayAverage Annual Pay GrowthEmployer Health CoverageWorking PoorInvoluntary Part-Time Employment

Equity identifies the extent to which the opportunity to attain a high standard of living is widely shared.Poverty RateIncome DistributionIncome Distribution ChangeRural/Urban Disparity

Net MigrationInfant MortalityUninsured Low Income ChildrenTeen PregnancyDeaths from Heart DiseaseHomeownership RateCharitable GivingVoting RateCrime Rate

Resource Efficiency identifies the intensity of finite natural resource use to evaluate sustainability.Per Capita Energy ConsumptionRenewable EnergyToxic Release InventoryVehicle Miles TraveledRecycling RateGreenhouse Gas Emissions

State Development Report CardCorporation for Enterprise Development - 2003

Measures

Addresses how well a state's economy is providing opportunities for employment, income,

Quality of Life examines the nonmaterial aspects of a high standard of living, such as

I ndex 2: Business Vitality

Strength of Traded SectorBusiness ClosingsManufacturing InvestmentIndustrial Diversity

New CompaniesChange in New CompaniesJ ob Growth due to New BusinessTechnology Industry EmploymentInitial Public Offerings

Addresses how dynamic a state's large and small businesses are.

Competitiveness of Existing Businesses measures the strength of a state's traded sector

Entrepreneurial Energy evaluates the extent to which new firms are generated and

Measures Continued

Measures Continued

I ndex 3: Development Capacity

Addresses a state's capacity for future development.

Human Resources identifies the education and skill levels of the workforce.Basic Educational Skills Proficiency — ReadingBasic Educational Skills Proficiency — MathAverage Teacher SalaryK-12 Education ExpendituresHigh School CompletionHigh School AttainmentCollege Attainment

Financial Resources focuses on the availability and use of capital to meet the full range of business needs.Income from Dividends, Interest and RentVenture Capital InvestmentsSBIC FinancingLoans to Small Businesses

I nfrastructure Resources measures the conditions of a state's physical infrastructure.Highway DeficiencyBridge DeficiencyUrban Mass TransitSewage Treatment NeedsElectronic Public Services

Amenity Resources and Natural Capital assesses quality of life and the sustainability of natural resources.Energy CostsCost of Urban HousingHealth Professional Shortage AreasConversion of Cropland to Other UsesAir Quality

I nnovation Assets measures technical knowledge and technological resources.PhD Scientists and EngineersScience and Engineering Grad StudentsHouseholds with ComputersUniversity Research and DevelopmentFederal Research and DevelopmentPrivate Research and DevelopmentSBIR GrantsRoyalties and LicensesPatents IssuedUniversity Spin-outs

State Summaries

Development Report Card for the States, 2003


Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

F

B

F

Employment FEarnings and Job Quality CEquity CQuality of Life CResource Efficiency D

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. AEntrepreneurial Energy C

Human Resources DFinancial Resources CInfrastructure Resources DAmenity Resources DInnovation Assets C

Strengths (Top 10 Rank)

Rank Measure1 Industrial Diversity2 Charitable Giving4 Private Lending to Small Businesses5 Federal R&D5 Manufacturing Investment6 Rural/Urban Disparity9 University Spin-Outs9 Renewable Energy10 Cost of Urban Housing

41 Teen Pregnancy41 Deaths from Heart Disease42 PhD Scientists and Engineers42 Per Capita Energy Consumption42 Personal Income from Dividends, Rent &

Interest43 Employment Growth: Long Term43 Income Distribution43 Poverty Rate43 High School Attainment44 College Attainment45 Urban Mass Transit45 Patents Issued45 Employment Growth: Short Term46 High School Completion47 Vehicle Miles Traveled48 Mass Layoffs49 Health Professional Shortage Areas49 Households with Computers49 Electronic Public Services49 Conversion of Cropland to Other Uses49 Infant Mortality

Weaknesses (Bottom 10 Rank)

Rank Measure

Alabama

Employment DEarnings and Job Quality CEquity CQuality of Life CResource Efficiency F

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. CEntrepreneurial Energy D

Human Resources CFinancial Resources DInfrastructure Resources FAmenity Resources CInnovation Assets C

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

D

D

D

41 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—Math41 Renewable Energy41 SBIR Grants41 University Spin-Outs41 Income Distribution Change43 Rural/Urban Disparity43 Recycling Rate43 Change in New Companies44 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Reading44 Science and Engineering Grad Students44 Energy Costs44 Highway Deficiency44 Charitable Giving48 Involuntary Part-Time Employment48 Job Growth Due to New Business48 SBIC Financing48 Industrial Diversity48 Greenhouse Gas Emissions48 Patents Issued49 Venture Capital Investments49 Private R&D49 Royalties and Licenses49 Sewage Treatment Needs50 Unemployment Rate50 Toxic Release Inventory50 Per Capita Energy Consumption


Rank Measure



Rank Measure1 Conversion of Cropland to Other Uses1 Private Lending to Small Businesses1 High School Attainment1 Households with Computers1 Deaths from Heart Disease3 University R&D3 High School Completion3 Vehicle Miles Traveled5 Voting Rate9 Manufacturing Investment9 Poverty Rate


Alaska

Employment BEarnings and Job Quality DEquity CQuality of Life DResource Efficiency B

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. FEntrepreneurial Energy B

Human Resources FFinancial Resources CInfrastructure Resources BAmenity Resources FInnovation Assets B

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

C

D

C



Rank Measure1 Bridge Deficiency2 Employment Growth: Long Term2 Net Migration2 Per Capita Energy Consumption4 Employment Growth: Short Term10 Income Distribution Change10 Rural/Urban Disparity

41 Average Teacher Salary41 Employer Health Coverage41 Unemployment Rate42 Income Distribution43 Homeownership Rate44 Business Closings44 Air Quality46 Uninsured Low Income Children46 Cost of Urban Housing46 Strength of Traded Sector47 Voting Rate47 Toxic Release Inventory48 Teen Pregnancy48 K-12 Educational Expenditures48 Conversion of Cropland to Other Uses49 Working Poor50 Crime Rate50 High School Completion


Rank Measure


Arizona

Employment AEarnings and Job Quality DEquity FQuality of Life DResource Efficiency C

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. AEntrepreneurial Energy D

Human Resources FFinancial Resources DInfrastructure Resources CAmenity Resources AInnovation Assets F

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

D

B

D



Rank Measure1 Employment Growth: Short Term1 Change in New Companies2 Business Closings2 Recycling Rate7 Sewage Treatment Needs

41 University Spin-Outs41 K-12 Educational Expenditures42 Venture Capital Investments44 Voting Rate44 Employer Health Coverage45 New Companies45 Deaths from Heart Disease46 Teen Pregnancy46 Average Annual Pay46 Urban Mass Transit46 Personal Income from Dividends, Rent &

Interest47 Households with Computers47 PhD Scientists and Engineers47 Patents Issued47 Federal R&D48 University R&D48 Poverty Rate48 Working Poor48 Science and Engineering Grad Students49 College Attainment49 SBIR Grants


Rank Measure


Arkansas

Employment DEarnings and Job Quality FEquity CQuality of Life DResource Efficiency A

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. CEntrepreneurial Energy A

Human Resources DFinancial Resources AInfrastructure Resources AAmenity Resources FInnovation Assets A

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

C

A

B


Rank Measure1 Job Growth Due to New Business2 Venture Capital Investments2 SBIC Financing2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions3 Recycling Rate3 Electronic Public Services3 Patents Issued4 Royalties and Licenses5 Technology Industry Employment5 Infant Mortality5 Average Annual Pay6 Private R&D6 Per Capita Energy Consumption6 Toxic Release Inventory7 Rural/Urban Disparity8 SBIR Grants8 Urban Mass Transit9 New Companies9 Federal R&D10 Deaths from Heart Disease10 Renewable Energy


41 Business Closings41 Uninsured Low Income Children41 Net Migration41 Energy Costs42 High School Completion44 Working Poor45 Unemployment Rate45 Income Distribution46 High School Attainment46 Involuntary Part-Time Employment47 K-12 Educational Expenditures47 Air Quality47 Employer Health Coverage48 Homeownership Rate49 Change in Average Annual Pay49 Voting Rate49 Mass Layoffs50 Cost of Urban Housing


Rank Measure


California

Employment AEarnings and Job Quality BEquity CQuality of Life CResource Efficiency B

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. AEntrepreneurial Energy A

Human Resources DFinancial Resources AInfrastructure Resources BAmenity Resources CInnovation Assets A

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

B

A

A


Rank Measure1 Air Quality1 Business Closings2 Technology Industry Employment2 New Companies2 College Attainment3 Deaths from Heart Disease3 SBIR Grants4 SBIC Financing4 Venture Capital Investments4 Sewage Treatment Needs4 Employment Growth: Long Term5 Science and Engineering Grad Students5 Bridge Deficiency6 Households with Computers9 Average Annual Pay9 PhD Scientists and Engineers9 Mass Layoffs


41 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—Math41 Change in Average Annual Pay42 Cost of Urban Housing43 Income Distribution Change44 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Reading44 K-12 Educational Expenditures46 Recycling Rate46 High School Completion47 Electronic Public Services48 Uninsured Low Income Children


Rank Measure


Colorado


Rank Measure1 SBIC Financing1 Cost of Urban Housing1 Strength of Traded Sector1 Personal Income from Dividends, Rent &

Interest1 Average Annual Pay2 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Reading3 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—Math3 Rural/Urban Disparity4 Science and Engineering Grad Students4 Poverty Rate4 K-12 Educational Expenditures4 Electronic Public Services4 College Attainment5 Toxic Release Inventory5 Mass Layoffs5 Working Poor5 Greenhouse Gas Emissions5 Employer Health Coverage6 Patents Issued6 PhD Scientists and Engineers6 Average Teacher Salary7 Private R&D7 Teen Pregnancy7 Per Capita Energy Consumption8 Technology Industry Employment8 University R&D8 Health Professional Shortage Areas8 High School Completion8 Federal R&D9 Involuntary Part-Time Employment10 High School Attainment10 Highway Deficiency10 SBIR Grants10 Unemployment Rate


41 University Spin-Outs43 Energy Costs46 Conversion of Cropland to Other Uses49 Employment Growth: Long Term49 Private Lending to Small Businesses50 Air Quality


Rank Measure

Employment CEarnings and Job Quality AEquity AQuality of Life BResource Efficiency A

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. BEntrepreneurial Energy C

Human Resources AFinancial Resources AInfrastructure Resources BAmenity Resources DInnovation Assets A

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

A

B

A


Connecticut

Employment BEarnings and Job Quality AEquity AQuality of Life AResource Efficiency C

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. CEntrepreneurial Energy C

Human Resources AFinancial Resources AInfrastructure Resources AAmenity Resources CInnovation Assets B

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

A

C

A


41 Federal R&D41 Electronic Public Services41 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—Math44 Conversion of Cropland to Other Uses44 Job Growth Due to New Business45 Industrial Diversity46 Employment Growth: Short Term48 Infant Mortality49 Renewable Energy


Rank Measure


Rank Measure1 Change in Average Annual Pay1 K-12 Educational Expenditures1 Highway Deficiency1 Recycling Rate1 Private R&D3 Employer Health Coverage3 Average Teacher Salary4 PhD Scientists and Engineers4 Bridge Deficiency5 Strength of Traded Sector5 Poverty Rate5 Initial Public Offerings5 Rural/Urban Disparity5 Homeownership Rate6 Net Migration7 Science and Engineering Grad Students7 Urban Mass Transit7 Unemployment Rate7 Mass Layoffs7 Average Annual Pay7 Working Poor7 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Reading8 New Companies9 SBIR Grants9 Patents Issued9 SBIC Financing9 Venture Capital Investments10 Involuntary Part-Time Employment10 Personal Income from Dividends, Rent &

Interest


Delaware

Employment CEarnings and Job Quality DEquity DQuality of Life FResource Efficiency B


Human Resources DFinancial Resources BInfrastructure Resources AAmenity Resources DInnovation Assets D

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

C

B

C


41 Conversion of Cropland to Other Uses41 Science and Engineering Grad Students41 Voting Rate41 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—Math42 Employer Health Coverage45 University R&D45 Uninsured Low Income Children46 Rural/Urban Disparity46 Deaths from Heart Disease47 Cost of Urban Housing48 PhD Scientists and Engineers49 Crime Rate49 Strength of Traded Sector


Rank Measure



Rank Measure3 Industrial Diversity3 Personal Income from Dividends, Rent &

Interest3 New Companies3 Change in New Companies3 Job Growth Due to New Business3 Net Migration5 Per Capita Energy Consumption5 Royalties and Licenses7 Employment Growth: Long Term8 Highway Deficiency8 Bridge Deficiency

Florida



Rank Measure1 Highway Deficiency2 Charitable Giving2 Change in New Companies5 Employment Growth: Long Term7 Federal R&D7 Venture Capital Investments8 Industrial Diversity8 Job Growth Due to New Business8 Average Teacher Salary9 Private Lending to Small Businesses10 Net Migration10 Initial Public Offerings

41 Infant Mortality42 Business Closings42 Manufacturing Investment45 Teen Pregnancy45 Voting Rate46 Recycling Rate48 Vehicle Miles Traveled


Rank Measure


Georgia

Employment AEarnings and Job Quality CEquity DQuality of Life CResource Efficiency C


Human Resources CFinancial Resources BInfrastructure Resources AAmenity Resources DInnovation Assets C

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

C

B

C

41 University Spin-Outs42 Change in New Companies42 Private Lending to Small Businesses42 Sewage Treatment Needs42 Job Growth Due to New Business43 Change in Average Annual Pay44 Venture Capital Investments45 SBIC Financing45 Income Distribution Change45 Electronic Public Services46 Private R&D47 Technology Industry Employment47 Industrial Diversity48 Crime Rate48 Air Quality48 Bridge Deficiency49 Homeownership Rate49 Patents Issued50 K-12 Educational Expenditures50 Energy Costs50 Employment Growth: Long Term50 Involuntary Part-Time Employment50 Average Teacher Salary50 Voting Rate


Rank Measure



1 Per Capita Energy Consumption2 Toxic Release Inventory2 Vehicle Miles Traveled3 Health Professional Shortage Areas3 Conversion of Cropland to Other Uses3 Urban Mass Transit7 Manufacturing Investment7 Unemployment Rate7 High School Completion8 Deaths from Heart Disease9 Households with Computers9 Greenhouse Gas Emissions


Rank Measure

Hawaii

Employment CEarnings and Job Quality DEquity DQuality of Life DResource Efficiency A

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. DEntrepreneurial Energy F

Human Resources CFinancial Resources FInfrastructure Resources DAmenity Resources CInnovation Assets C

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

D

F

F

41 Industrial Diversity41 University Spin-Outs42 Uninsured Low Income Children42 K-12 Educational Expenditures42 Working Poor43 College Attainment44 University R&D44 Toxic Release Inventory44 Royalties and Licenses45 Average Annual Pay45 Change in New Companies46 Recycling Rate46 Health Professional Shortage Areas46 Business Closings47 SBIC Financing47 Urban Mass Transit50 Change in Average Annual Pay


Rank Measure



1 Manufacturing Investment1 Patents Issued3 Energy Costs5 Renewable Energy6 Employment Growth: Long Term7 Deaths from Heart Disease7 Greenhouse Gas Emissions7 Bridge Deficiency7 Charitable Giving9 Net Migration9 Private R&D10 Households with Computers10 New Companies


Rank Measure

Idaho

Employment CEarnings and Job Quality FEquity CQuality of Life AResource Efficiency C

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. DEntrepreneurial Energy C

Human Resources DFinancial Resources DInfrastructure Resources DAmenity Resources BInnovation Assets C

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

C

D

D



Rank Measure3 Initial Public Offerings4 Average Teacher Salary5 Job Growth Due to New Business5 Industrial Diversity6 Vehicle Miles Traveled6 Urban Mass Transit6 Bridge Deficiency6 Science and Engineering Grad

Students6 Average Annual Pay7 Personal Income from Dividends,

Rent & Interest10 Strength of Traded Sector10 Private R&D


41 Infant Mortality43 New Companies43 Cost of Urban Housing44 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Reading44 Unemployment Rate45 Renewable Energy46 Employment Growth: Long Term48 Sewage Treatment Needs48 Employment Growth: Short Term48 Net Migration


Rank Measure

Illinois

Employment FEarnings and Job Quality BEquity CQuality of Life DResource Efficiency B

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. AEntrepreneurial Energy B

Human Resources CFinancial Resources AInfrastructure Resources BAmenity Resources CInnovation Assets C

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

D

A

B



Rank Measure4 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Math6 Income Distribution6 Homeownership Rate7 Average Teacher Salary7 Energy Costs8 Cost of Urban Housing

41 Vehicle Miles Traveled41 Mass Layoffs41 SBIC Financing42 Income Distribution Change42 Federal R&D43 Per Capita Energy Consumption44 New Companies44 SBIR Grants45 Greenhouse Gas Emissions46 Sewage Treatment Needs46 Renewable Energy


Rank Measure


Indiana

Employment CEarnings and Job Quality CEquity BQuality of Life CResource Efficiency D


Human Resources BFinancial Resources DInfrastructure Resources CAmenity Resources AInnovation Assets D

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

C

C

C



Rank Measure1 Highway Deficiency1 Air Quality1 Involuntary Part-Time Employment2 Cost of Urban Housing4 Income Distribution4 Unemployment Rate5 Employment Growth: Short Term5 University R&D7 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Reading7 Employer Health Coverage7 Poverty Rate8 Voting Rate8 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Math8 Business Closings9 High School Attainment9 Uninsured Low Income Children9 Teen Pregnancy

41 Private Lending to Small Businesses43 Venture Capital Investments44 Net Migration46 SBIR Grants47 Manufacturing Investment49 New Companies


Rank Measure


Iowa

Employment BEarnings and Job Quality AEquity BQuality of Life BResource Efficiency C


Human Resources AFinancial Resources FInfrastructure Resources BAmenity Resources AInnovation Assets C

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

B

D

B



Rank Measure1 Air Quality2 Science and Engineering Grad

Students4 Cost of Urban Housing4 Technology Industry Employment5 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Math5 High School Attainment5 Involuntary Part-Time Employment6 Business Closings6 Income Distribution Change9 College Attainment10 Employment Growth: Short Term41 Highway Deficiency

41 Recycling Rate42 Rural/Urban Disparity43 Net Migration47 Employment Growth: Long Term48 Manufacturing Investment50 Renewable Energy


Rank Measure


Kansas

Employment CEarnings and Job Quality CEquity AQuality of Life CResource Efficiency D


Human Resources AFinancial Resources BInfrastructure Resources DAmenity Resources AInnovation Assets C

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

C

C

B



Rank Measure1 Energy Costs7 University Spin-Outs8 Change in Average Annual Pay8 Crime Rate9 Cost of Urban Housing10 Rural/Urban Disparity

42 Patents Issued42 Science and Engineering Grad

Students42 Renewable Energy42 New Companies42 Technology Industry Employment43 University R&D43 Greenhouse Gas Emissions44 Electronic Public Services44 Per Capita Energy Consumption44 Highway Deficiency45 Mass Layoffs45 High School Attainment45 PhD Scientists and Engineers45 Households with Computers46 College Attainment46 Venture Capital Investments47 SBIR Grants48 Federal R&D


Rank Measure


Kentucky

Employment DEarnings and Job Quality CEquity DQuality of Life CResource Efficiency D

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. BEntrepreneurial Energy D

Human Resources DFinancial Resources FInfrastructure Resources FAmenity Resources AInnovation Assets D

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

D

C

F



Rank Measure3 Manufacturing Investment4 Change in Average Annual Pay7 Voting Rate9 Sewage Treatment Needs10 Air Quality

41 PhD Scientists and Engineers41 Teen Pregnancy41 Toxic Release Inventory42 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Reading43 Electronic Public Services43 Health Professional Shortage Areas43 Uninsured Low Income Children44 Rural/Urban Disparity44 High School Attainment44 Patents Issued44 Involuntary Part-Time Employment45 High School Completion45 SBIR Grants45 Personal Income from Dividends,

Rent & Interest46 Infant Mortality46 Greenhouse Gas Emissions46 Net Migration47 Employment Growth: Short Term47 College Attainment47 Crime Rate47 Private R&D47 Poverty Rate48 Employer Health Coverage48 Income Distribution48 Technology Industry Employment48 Households with Computers48 Employment Growth: Long Term49 Per Capita Energy Consumption50 Federal R&D


Rank Measure


Louisiana

Employment FEarnings and Job Quality DEquity FQuality of Life FResource Efficiency D


Human Resources FFinancial Resources CInfrastructure Resources CAmenity Resources CInnovation Assets F

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

F

C

D



Rank Measure1 High School Completion2 Infant Mortality2 Voting Rate3 Renewable Energy4 Teen Pregnancy4 Uninsured Low Income Children5 Net Migration5 Crime Rate6 Recycling Rate6 Manufacturing Investment7 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency

—Reading8 Change in Average Annual Pay10 Federal R&D10 Households with Computers10 University Spin-Outs


41 Bridge Deficiency41 Sewage Treatment Needs41 Per Capita Energy Consumption44 Highway Deficiency44 Charitable Giving44 SBIC Financing44 Private Lending to Small Businesses44 Employment Growth: Long Term44 Urban Mass Transit45 Strength of Traded Sector46 Income Distribution Change47 Average Teacher Salary47 University R&D48 Royalties and Licenses50 Science and Engineering Grad Students


Rank Measure

Maine

Employment CEarnings and Job Quality BEquity CQuality of Life AResource Efficiency B


Human Resources BFinancial Resources FInfrastructure Resources FAmenity Resources CInnovation Assets C

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

B

C

F



Rank Measure1 Working Poor1 College Attainment1 Federal R&D1 University R&D2 Change in Average Annual Pay3 Mass Layoffs3 Poverty Rate5 Average Teacher Salary5 Charitable Giving5 PhD Scientists and Engineers6 SBIR Grants6 Employer Health Coverage6 Venture Capital Investments7 Employment Growth: Short Term8 Personal Income from Dividends, Rent &

Interest8 Average Annual Pay8 Households with Computers10 SBIC Financing10 Technology Industry Employment10 Change in New Companies10 Science and Engineering Grad Students

41 Air Quality43 Highway Deficiency43 Private Lending to Small Businesses43 Industrial Diversity45 Conversion of Cropland to Other Uses47 Income Distribution Change


Rank Measure


Maryland

Employment AEarnings and Job Quality AEquity CQuality of Life CResource Efficiency B

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. DEntrepreneurial Energy A

Human Resources AFinancial Resources BInfrastructure Resources CAmenity Resources DInnovation Assets A

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

A

C

A



Rank Measure1 Greenhouse Gas Emissions1 Venture Capital Investments1 Infant Mortality1 SBIR Grants1 Science and Engineering Grad Students1 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Reading2 Strength of Traded Sector2 University R&D2 Royalties and Licenses2 Initial Public Offerings2 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—Math2 PhD Scientists and Engineers3 Technology Industry Employment3 Teen Pregnancy3 SBIC Financing3 University Spin-Outs3 Average Annual Pay3 Federal R&D4 Change in New Companies4 Patents Issued4 Private R&D4 Toxic Release Inventory4 Personal Income from Dividends, Rent &

Interest5 Health Professional Shortage Areas5 Urban Mass Transit5 College Attainment7 Uninsured Low Income Children7 Vehicle Miles Traveled8 Recycling Rate10 Per Capita Energy Consumption10 Crime Rate

44 Change in Average Annual Pay44 Income Distribution46 Homeownership Rate47 Net Migration48 Private Lending to Small Businesses48 Cost of Urban Housing49 Energy Costs49 Bridge Deficiency


Rank Measure


Massachusetts

Employment BEarnings and Job Quality BEquity CQuality of Life BResource Efficiency A

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. AEntrepreneurial Energy A

Human Resources AFinancial Resources AInfrastructure Resources CAmenity Resources DInnovation Assets A

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

A

A

A



Rank Measure2 Average Teacher Salary2 Private R&D3 Conversion of Cropland to Other Uses4 Homeownership Rate6 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Math7 Strength of Traded Sector8 Uninsured Low Income Children8 Employer Health Coverage9 Job Growth Due to New Business10 K-12 Educational Expenditures

41 Employment Growth: Long Term41 Unemployment Rate46 Industrial Diversity47 Change in Average Annual Pay50 Rural/Urban Disparity50 Employment Growth: Short Term


Rank Measure


Michigan

Employment FEarnings and Job Quality BEquity DQuality of Life BResource Efficiency C


Human Resources BFinancial Resources CInfrastructure Resources CAmenity Resources BInnovation Assets B

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

C

B

B



Rank Measure1 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—Math1 Homeownership Rate2 Bridge Deficiency2 Employer Health Coverage2 High School Attainment2 Poverty Rate3 Recycling Rate3 Involuntary Part-Time Employment3 Voting Rate4 Working Poor4 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Reading4 Business Closings5 University Spin-Outs5 Patents Issued5 Deaths from Heart Disease6 High School Completion6 Teen Pregnancy6 Royalties and Licenses6 Change in New Companies6 Personal Income from Dividends, Rent &

Interest7 Households with Computers7 Infant Mortality8 College Attainment8 Sewage Treatment Needs8 Employment Growth: Long Term10 Income Distribution10 Venture Capital Investments

44 Highway Deficiency


Rank Measure


Minnesota

Employment AEarnings and Job Quality AEquity BQuality of Life AResource Efficiency B


Human Resources AFinancial Resources AInfrastructure Resources BAmenity Resources CInnovation Assets A

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

A

A

A



Rank Measure1 Air Quality2 Private Lending to Small Businesses7 Homeownership Rate7 Industrial Diversity8 Income Distribution Change

41 University Spin-Outs41 Manufacturing Investment42 Royalties and Licenses43 Average Teacher Salary43 High School Completion43 Employment Growth: Short Term43 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Reading44 PhD Scientists and Engineers44 Strength of Traded Sector45 Private R&D45 Vehicle Miles Traveled45 Involuntary Part-Time Employment45 College Attainment46 K-12 Educational Expenditures46 Working Poor46 Science and Engineering Grad Students47 Unemployment Rate47 Deaths from Heart Disease47 Conversion of Cropland to Other Uses47 Average Annual Pay48 Poverty Rate48 Urban Mass Transit48 Electronic Public Services48 Venture Capital Investments49 Technology Industry Employment49 Employer Health Coverage49 Rural/Urban Disparity50 Patents Issued50 Teen Pregnancy50 Health Professional Shortage Areas50 SBIR Grants50 Households with Computers50 Infant Mortality50 Personal Income from Dividends, Rent &

Interest


Rank Measure


Mississippi

Employment DEarnings and Job Quality FEquity FQuality of Life DResource Efficiency D

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. DEntrepreneurial Energy D

Human Resources FFinancial Resources DInfrastructure Resources DAmenity Resources CInnovation Assets F

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

F

D

F



Rank Measure2 Uninsured Low Income Children4 High School Completion5 Change in New Companies6 Voting Rate8 Recycling Rate8 Homeownership Rate

42 Bridge Deficiency42 Employment Growth: Short Term43 Vehicle Miles Traveled44 Deaths from Heart Disease45 Business Closings47 Renewable Energy48 SBIR Grants48 Health Professional Shortage Areas


Rank Measure


Missouri

Employment DEarnings and Job Quality BEquity BQuality of Life CResource Efficiency C

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. CEntrepreneurial Energy B

Human Resources CFinancial Resources BInfrastructure Resources DAmenity Resources BInnovation Assets D

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

B

C

C


41 Health Professional Shortage Areas41 Urban Mass Transit43 Job Growth Due to New Business43 Working Poor44 Greenhouse Gas Emissions44 Employer Health Coverage45 Average Teacher Salary45 Technology Industry Employment45 Venture Capital Investments46 Recycling Rate46 Toxic Release Inventory47 Per Capita Energy Consumption48 Private R&D50 Strength of Traded Sector50 Average Annual Pay


Rank Measure



Rank Measure1 Air Quality6 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Reading7 New Companies7 Renewable Energy7 SBIR Grants8 Rural/Urban Disparity8 Energy Costs8 University Spin-Outs8 Mass Layoffs10 High School Completion10 Manufacturing Investment

Montana

Employment BEarnings and Job Quality DEquity CQuality of Life BResource Efficiency D


Human Resources CFinancial Resources DInfrastructure Resources CAmenity Resources BInnovation Assets C

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

C

C

C



Rank Measure2 Unemployment Rate3 Cost of Urban Housing3 Conversion of Cropland to Other Uses6 Health Professional Shortage Areas8 Income Distribution9 High School Completion9 Energy Costs9 University R&D10 Private Lending to Small Businesses

41 Average Annual Pay41 Private R&D41 New Companies41 Net Migration45 Federal R&D45 Manufacturing Investment48 SBIC Financing50 PhD Scientists and Engineers


Rank Measure


Nebraska

Employment BEarnings and Job Quality CEquity AQuality of Life CResource Efficiency C


Human Resources BFinancial Resources CInfrastructure Resources DAmenity Resources AInnovation Assets D

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

B

D

C


41 University Spin-Outs42 SBIC Financing42 College Attainment43 K-12 Educational Expenditures43 Royalties and Licenses44 Homeownership Rate45 Cost of Urban Housing46 Technology Industry Employment46 Air Quality46 Mass Layoffs46 University R&D47 Business Closings48 Voting Rate49 Toxic Release Inventory49 PhD Scientists and Engineers49 Science and Engineering Grad

Students49 Uninsured Low Income Children49 High School Completion50 Industrial Diversity


Rank Measure



Rank Measure1 Employment Growth: Long Term1 Sewage Treatment Needs1 Net Migration3 Bridge Deficiency6 Highway Deficiency6 Initial Public Offerings6 New Companies8 Electronic Public Services8 Poverty Rate9 Employment Growth: Short Term9 Vehicle Miles Traveled9 Income Distribution10 Urban Mass Transit

Nevada

Employment BEarnings and Job Quality CEquity AQuality of Life DResource Efficiency C

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. FEntrepreneurial Energy B

Human Resources DFinancial Resources CInfrastructure Resources AAmenity Resources DInnovation Assets F

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

C

D

D



Rank Measure1 Poverty Rate1 Employer Health Coverage1 Crime Rate1 Teen Pregnancy1 Royalties and Licenses2 Working Poor2 Involuntary Part-Time Employment2 Households with Computers3 High School Attainment3 Venture Capital Investments4 University R&D4 Net Migration4 Health Professional Shortage Areas5 Income Distribution5 SBIR Grants6 College Attainment6 Uninsured Low Income Children7 Patents Issued7 Technology Industry Employment8 SBIC Financing8 Renewable Energy8 Per Capita Energy Consumption9 Infant Mortality9 Voting Rate9 Strength of Traded Sector9 Change in New Companies10 Toxic Release Inventory10 Greenhouse Gas Emissions

41 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—Math

41 Change in Average Annual Pay42 Average Teacher Salary44 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Reading45 Air Quality48 Energy Costs48 Charitable Giving50 Urban Mass Transit50 Private Lending to Small Businesses


Rank Measure


New Hampshire

Employment BEarnings and Job Quality AEquity AQuality of Life AResource Efficiency A

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. BEntrepreneurial Energy B

Human Resources CFinancial Resources BInfrastructure Resources DAmenity Resources DInnovation Assets A

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

A

B

C



Rank Measure1 Health Professional Shortage Areas2 Electronic Public Services2 Urban Mass Transit3 College Attainment3 Strength of Traded Sector4 Average Annual Pay5 Private R&D5 Vehicle Miles Traveled5 Personal Income from Dividends, Rent

& Interest6 Poverty Rate6 Working Poor7 PhD Scientists and Engineers7 SBIC Financing8 Toxic Release Inventory8 Teen Pregnancy8 Venture Capital Investments8 Recycling Rate9 Technology Industry Employment9 Employer Health Coverage10 Business Closings10 Patents Issued


41 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—Math42 University R&D42 Energy Costs43 Bridge Deficiency43 Air Quality44 Sewage Treatment Needs44 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Reading44 Cost of Urban Housing44 Renewable Energy45 Change in Average Annual Pay49 Change in New Companies


Rank Measure

New Jersey

Employment CEarnings and Job Quality BEquity CQuality of Life CResource Efficiency B


Human Resources CFinancial Resources AInfrastructure Resources BAmenity Resources DInnovation Assets B

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

B

A

B

41 Cost of Urban Housing41 High School Completion41 Income Distribution41 Recycling Rate42 Voting Rate42 Households with Computers42 High School Attainment42 Greenhouse Gas Emissions43 Renewable Energy44 Change in New Companies45 Royalties and Licenses45 Private Lending to Small Businesses45 Toxic Release Inventory46 Crime Rate46 Vehicle Miles Traveled46 Average Teacher Salary47 Strength of Traded Sector47 Teen Pregnancy47 Uninsured Low Income Children47 Health Professional Shortage Areas47 Involuntary Part-Time Employment47 Personal Income from Dividends,

Rent & Interest48 Business Closings50 Poverty Rate50 Employer Health Coverage50 Working Poor


Rank Measure



1 PhD Scientists and Engineers1 Highway Deficiency2 Income Distribution Change2 SBIR Grants2 Federal R&D2 Sewage Treatment Needs4 Deaths from Heart Disease4 Mass Layoffs5 Change in Average Annual Pay6 University R&D9 Bridge Deficiency9 Science and Engineering Grad Students


Rank Measure

New Mexico

Employment AEarnings and Job Quality FEquity CQuality of Life DResource Efficiency F

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. FEntrepreneurial Energy C

Human Resources FFinancial Resources DInfrastructure Resources AAmenity Resources FInnovation Assets B

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

D

F

D



Rank Measure1 Initial Public Offerings1 Vehicle Miles Traveled1 Urban Mass Transit2 Average Annual Pay3 Science and Engineering Grad

Students3 Royalties and Licenses3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions3 Recycling Rate4 Per Capita Energy Consumption4 Strength of Traded Sector4 Job Growth Due to New Business7 Charitable Giving7 Highway Deficiency7 Crime Rate7 Toxic Release Inventory7 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Reading7 K-12 Educational Expenditures9 Personal Income from Dividends, Rent

& Interest


42 Poverty Rate43 Deaths from Heart Disease43 Voting Rate44 Bridge Deficiency44 Industrial Diversity45 Sewage Treatment Needs45 Energy Costs46 Manufacturing Investment49 Cost of Urban Housing50 Income Distribution50 Net Migration50 Homeownership Rate


Rank Measure

New York

Employment CEarnings and Job Quality CEquity DQuality of Life CResource Efficiency A

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. DEntrepreneurial Energy B

Human Resources BFinancial Resources AInfrastructure Resources BAmenity Resources FInnovation Assets B

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

C

C

B



Rank Measure7 Charitable Giving8 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Math8 Private Lending to Small Businesses10 Job Growth Due to New Business10 University R&D10 Industrial Diversity

41 Crime Rate43 Households with Computers43 Conversion of Cropland to Other Uses43 Manufacturing Investment44 Employment Growth: Short Term44 Infant Mortality45 Unemployment Rate47 Rural/Urban Disparity47 High School Attainment


Rank Measure


North Carolina

Employment CEarnings and Job Quality CEquity DQuality of Life DResource Efficiency C

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. BEntrepreneurial Energy A

Human Resources CFinancial Resources BInfrastructure Resources CAmenity Resources CInnovation Assets C

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

D

A

C


41 University Spin-Outs43 Private R&D44 Health Professional Shortage Areas46 Per Capita Energy Consumption46 SBIC Financing47 New Companies47 Charitable Giving48 Rural/Urban Disparity48 Average Annual Pay48 Strength of Traded Sector49 Average Teacher Salary49 Net Migration49 Greenhouse Gas Emissions49 Job Growth Due to New Business


Rank Measure



Rank Measure1 Voting Rate1 Air Quality2 High School Completion3 PhD Scientists and Engineers3 Crime Rate4 Unemployment Rate5 Teen Pregnancy5 Cost of Urban Housing5 Private Lending to Small Businesses5 Business Closings6 Involuntary Part-Time Employment10 Change in Average Annual Pay

North Dakota

Employment CEarnings and Job Quality CEquity DQuality of Life CResource Efficiency D

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. CEntrepreneurial Energy F

Human Resources CFinancial Resources CInfrastructure Resources BAmenity Resources AInnovation Assets C

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

C

D

B



Rank Measure7 Business Closings7 Job Growth Due to New Business9 Average Teacher Salary9 Health Professional Shortage Areas



Rank Measure41 Employment Growth: Short Term43 Mass Layoffs45 Employment Growth: Long Term48 New Companies

Ohio

Employment FEarnings and Job Quality BEquity CQuality of Life DResource Efficiency C


Human Resources BFinancial Resources CInfrastructure Resources CAmenity Resources BInnovation Assets B

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

D

B

B



Rank Measure3 Conversion of Cropland to Other Uses5 Sewage Treatment Needs7 Charitable Giving9 Income Distribution Change

41 Infant Mortality41 Working Poor41 University R&D41 Personal Income from Dividends,

Rent & Interest42 SBIR Grants42 Private R&D43 Teen Pregnancy43 Employer Health Coverage43 Average Annual Pay44 Poverty Rate44 Vehicle Miles Traveled44 Uninsured Low Income Children44 Households with Computers44 Average Teacher Salary45 Recycling Rate46 Bridge Deficiency48 Change in New Companies48 Deaths from Heart Disease49 Federal R&D


Rank Measure


Oklahoma

Employment BEarnings and Job Quality DEquity BQuality of Life FResource Efficiency D


Human Resources DFinancial Resources CInfrastructure Resources CAmenity Resources BInnovation Assets D

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

D

D

D



41 Rural/Urban Disparity41 Royalties and Licenses42 Crime Rate42 Homeownership Rate43 Involuntary Part-Time Employment43 Sewage Treatment Needs43 High School Completion44 Mass Layoffs46 Change in Average Annual Pay49 Unemployment Rate


Rank Measure


Rank Measure2 Renewable Energy4 Income Distribution Change4 Manufacturing Investment5 Households with Computers7 Infant Mortality7 Recycling Rate8 Patents Issued8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions8 Net Migration9 Highway Deficiency10 Energy Costs10 Average Teacher Salary

Oregon

Employment DEarnings and Job Quality DEquity CQuality of Life BResource Efficiency A


Human Resources BFinancial Resources CInfrastructure Resources BAmenity Resources BInnovation Assets C

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

C

B

A



Rank Measure1 Average Teacher Salary2 Industrial Diversity3 Conversion of Cropland to Other Uses5 K-12 Educational Expenditures5 Electronic Public Services6 Job Growth Due to New Business7 Health Professional Shortage Areas8 Vehicle Miles Traveled9 Urban Mass Transit9 Crime Rate9 Employer Health Coverage10 Homeownership Rate10 Rural/Urban Disparity10 Royalties and Licenses10 Uninsured Low Income Children

41 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—Math42 Employment Growth: Long Term44 Highway Deficiency47 Bridge Deficiency47 Mass Layoffs49 Deaths from Heart Disease


Rank Measure


Pennsylvania

Employment DEarnings and Job Quality BEquity BQuality of Life BResource Efficiency C


Human Resources AFinancial Resources CInfrastructure Resources CAmenity Resources BInnovation Assets B

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

B

A

B



Rank Measure2 University Spin-Outs3 Toxic Release Inventory3 Per Capita Energy Consumption3 Income Distribution Change3 Working Poor4 Vehicle Miles Traveled4 Initial Public Offerings5 Uninsured Low Income Children6 Federal R&D6 Greenhouse Gas Emissions8 Private R&D9 K-12 Educational Expenditures10 College Attainment


41 High School Attainment42 Deaths from Heart Disease43 Charitable Giving45 Job Growth Due to New Business46 Energy Costs47 Private Lending to Small Businesses47 Homeownership Rate49 Air Quality50 Sewage Treatment Needs50 Bridge Deficiency50 Conversion of Cropland to Other Uses


Rank Measure

Rhode Island

Employment CEarnings and Job Quality AEquity AQuality of Life CResource Efficiency A


Human Resources BFinancial Resources CInfrastructure Resources FAmenity Resources FInnovation Assets A

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

A

C

C



Rank Measure1 Homeownership Rate1 Air Quality5 Charitable Giving7 Private Lending to Small Businesses9 Industrial Diversity

41 College Attainment42 Conversion of Cropland to Other Uses42 Mass Layoffs43 Technology Industry Employment43 Federal R&D44 Highway Deficiency45 Infant Mortality46 Change in New Companies47 Science and Engineering Grad Students47 Venture Capital Investments


Rank Measure


South Carolina

Employment DEarnings and Job Quality CEquity CQuality of Life BResource Efficiency C

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. AEntrepreneurial Energy F

Human Resources CFinancial Resources DInfrastructure Resources CAmenity Resources BInnovation Assets D

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

C

C

D

41 Venture Capital Investments41 University Spin-Outs41 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Math42 Urban Mass Transit42 Strength of Traded Sector43 PhD Scientists and Engineers43 SBIR Grants43 Patents Issued44 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Reading44 Private R&D45 Health Professional Shortage Areas46 Federal R&D46 Recycling Rate46 Job Growth Due to New Business48 Average Teacher Salary49 Royalties and Licenses49 Average Annual Pay50 Manufacturing Investment50 Change in New Companies50 New Companies50 Charitable Giving50 University R&D


Rank Measure



1 Income Distribution Change1 Income Distribution1 Unemployment Rate2 Employment Growth: Short Term2 Mass Layoffs2 Crime Rate3 Private Lending to Small Businesses3 Conversion of Cropland to Other Uses3 Business Closings5 High School Completion6 Renewable Energy6 Infant Mortality7 Involuntary Part-Time Employment8 High School Attainment9 Electronic Public Services


Rank Measure

South Dakota

Employment AEarnings and Job Quality BEquity AQuality of Life BResource Efficiency C

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. DEntrepreneurial Energy F

Human Resources CFinancial Resources BInfrastructure Resources CAmenity Resources CInnovation Assets F

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

A

F

C


41 Poverty Rate41 Households with Computers41 Involuntary Part-Time Employment41 Technology Industry Employment42 Vehicle Miles Traveled44 Teen Pregnancy44 Personal Income from Dividends,

Rent & Interest45 Crime Rate45 K-12 Educational Expenditures47 Infant Mortality48 High School Attainment49 Income Distribution49 Income Distribution Change


Rank Measure



Rank Measure1 Electronic Public Services3 Uninsured Low Income Children5 Highway Deficiency6 Industrial Diversity7 Initial Public Offerings8 Employment Growth: Short Term10 Employment Growth: Long Term10 Sewage Treatment Needs

Tennessee

Employment AEarnings and Job Quality DEquity FQuality of Life DResource Efficiency C


Human Resources DFinancial Resources CInfrastructure Resources AAmenity Resources CInnovation Assets D

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

D

C

C


41 Greenhouse Gas Emissions43 Unemployment Rate43 Personal Income from Dividends,

Rent & Interest44 Crime Rate45 Poverty Rate45 Homeownership Rate45 Per Capita Energy Consumption46 Employer Health Coverage46 Voting Rate47 Income Distribution47 Working Poor48 High School Completion48 Renewable Energy49 Teen Pregnancy50 Uninsured Low Income Children50 High School Attainment


Rank Measure



Rank Measure2 Job Growth Due to New Business6 Electronic Public Services8 Initial Public Offerings8 Manufacturing Investment9 Employment Growth: Long Term9 Infant Mortality10 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Math

Texas

Employment CEarnings and Job Quality DEquity DQuality of Life FResource Efficiency D

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. BEntrepreneurial Energy A

Human Resources DFinancial Resources CInfrastructure Resources AAmenity Resources DInnovation Assets C

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

F

A

C

42 Air Quality44 Net Migration44 Recycling Rate48 Income Distribution Change48 Toxic Release Inventory49 K-12 Educational Expenditures49 Personal Income from Dividends, Rent &

Interest50 Business Closings


Rank Measure



Rank Measure1 Charitable Giving2 Households with Computers2 Deaths from Heart Disease3 Conversion of Cropland to Other Uses3 Infant Mortality3 Employment Growth: Long Term3 Income Distribution4 University Spin-Outs4 Industrial Diversity4 New Companies4 High School Attainment5 Energy Costs5 SBIC Financing6 Sewage Treatment Needs6 Mass Layoffs7 University R&D8 Science and Engineering Grad Students8 Royalties and Licenses10 Electronic Public Services


Utah

Employment BEarnings and Job Quality CEquity BQuality of Life AResource Efficiency D


Human Resources BFinancial Resources CInfrastructure Resources AAmenity Resources CInnovation Assets A

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

B

B

A



Rank Measure1 Air Quality1 Uninsured Low Income Children1 Toxic Release Inventory2 Manufacturing Investment2 Conversion of Cropland to Other Uses2 Health Professional Shortage Areas2 Teen Pregnancy2 Patents Issued3 Employment Growth: Short Term3 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Reading3 Change in Average Annual Pay3 K-12 Educational Expenditures3 Unemployment Rate4 Rural/Urban Disparity4 Renewable Energy4 Greenhouse Gas Emissions6 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Math6 Crime Rate8 PhD Scientists and Engineers8 Change in New Companies8 Involuntary Part-Time Employment9 Working Poor9 Per Capita Energy Consumption9 Voting Rate


41 University Spin-Outs42 Electronic Public Services42 Highway Deficiency43 Urban Mass Transit43 Business Closings43 SBIC Financing44 Income Distribution Change44 Charitable Giving45 Science and Engineering Grad Students47 Energy Costs47 Job Growth Due to New Business49 Vehicle Miles Traveled


Rank Measure

Vermont

Employment AEarnings and Job Quality AEquity BQuality of Life AResource Efficiency A


Human Resources AFinancial Resources DInfrastructure Resources FAmenity Resources AInnovation Assets B

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

A

D

C



Rank Measure4 Federal R&D4 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Reading4 SBIR Grants5 Change in Average Annual Pay6 Strength of Traded Sector6 Unemployment Rate6 University Spin-Outs6 Technology Industry Employment7 Income Distribution Change7 College Attainment8 Working Poor9 Poverty Rate9 Initial Public Offerings9 Homeownership Rate10 Health Professional Shortage Areas

44 Rural/Urban Disparity49 Manufacturing Investment


Rank Measure


Virginia

Employment BEarnings and Job Quality AEquity BQuality of Life AResource Efficiency B


Human Resources AFinancial Resources BInfrastructure Resources CAmenity Resources BInnovation Assets B

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

A

A

A



Rank Measure1 Technology Industry Employment1 Renewable Energy1 New Companies3 Infant Mortality3 Conversion of Cropland to Other Uses3 Private R&D4 Urban Mass Transit4 Households with Computers5 Venture Capital Investments6 Energy Costs6 Employment Growth: Short Term6 Deaths from Heart Disease6 SBIC Financing7 Electronic Public Services7 Royalties and Licenses7 High School Attainment7 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Reading8 Strength of Traded Sector9 Toxic Release Inventory10 Vehicle Miles Traveled10 PhD Scientists and Engineers10 Average Annual Pay


41 Change in New Companies41 Homeownership Rate41 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Math42 Involuntary Part-Time Employment43 Science and Engineering Grad Students43 Crime Rate44 Manufacturing Investment46 Income Distribution47 Change in Average Annual Pay48 Unemployment Rate49 Business Closings50 Income Distribution Change


Rank Measure

Washington

Employment CEarnings and Job Quality CEquity FQuality of Life BResource Efficiency A

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. FEntrepreneurial Energy A

Human Resources BFinancial Resources AInfrastructure Resources AAmenity Resources AInnovation Assets A

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

C

C

A

41 Job Growth Due to New Business42 Industrial Diversity43 Toxic Release Inventory43 Strength of Traded Sector44 Technology Industry Employment44 Average Annual Pay45 Working Poor45 Bridge Deficiency46 Poverty Rate46 PhD Scientists and Engineers46 Households with Computers46 Patents Issued46 Royalties and Licenses46 Private Lending to Small Businesses47 Sewage Treatment Needs47 Greenhouse Gas Emissions48 Personal Income from Dividends,

Rent & Interest49 University R&D49 Charitable Giving49 High School Attainment49 Involuntary Part-Time Employment49 Employment Growth: Short Term50 College Attainment50 Deaths from Heart Disease


Rank Measure



1 Air Quality2 K-12 Educational Expenditures2 Rural/Urban Disparity3 Homeownership Rate4 Crime Rate4 Energy Costs7 Change in New Companies7 Cost of Urban Housing10 Mass Layoffs10 Change in Average Annual Pay


Rank Measure

West Virginia

Employment DEarnings and Job Quality FEquity BQuality of Life CResource Efficiency F

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. DEntrepreneurial Energy D

Human Resources CFinancial Resources FInfrastructure Resources DAmenity Resources AInnovation Assets D

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

F

F

D

41 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—Math

42 Charitable Giving44 Highway Deficiency44 Basic Educational Skills Proficiency—

Reading46 Electronic Public Services46 New Companies50 Mass Layoffs


Rank Measure



Rank Measure1 Rural/Urban Disparity3 Voting Rate4 Employer Health Coverage4 Involuntary Part-Time Employment6 K-12 Educational Expenditures6 Private Lending to Small Businesses6 Cost of Urban Housing7 Income Distribution9 Business Closings9 Royalties and Licenses10 Working Poor10 Teen Pregnancy10 Bridge Deficiency


Wisconsin

Employment DEarnings and Job Quality AEquity AQuality of Life AResource Efficiency B

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. BEntrepreneurial Energy D

Human Resources CFinancial Resources BInfrastructure Resources CAmenity Resources CInnovation Assets C

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

A

C

C

41 Strength of Traded Sector41 Patents Issued42 Average Annual Pay42 Health Professional Shortage Areas42 Toxic Release Inventory44 Federal R&D47 Change in New Companies47 Royalties and Licenses48 College Attainment48 SBIC Financing48 Per Capita Energy Consumption49 Venture Capital Investments49 Industrial Diversity49 Urban Mass Transit50 Job Growth Due to New Business50 Electronic Public Services50 Technology Industry Employment50 Vehicle Miles Traveled50 Greenhouse Gas Emissions50 Private R&D


Rank Measure



1 University Spin-Outs1 Mass Layoffs2 Charitable Giving2 Personal Income from Dividends, Rent &

Interest2 Energy Costs2 Income Distribution3 Sewage Treatment Needs3 Conversion of Cropland to Other Uses5 Income Distribution Change5 Change in Average Annual Pay5 New Companies6 High School Attainment7 Net Migration7 Unemployment Rate8 K-12 Educational Expenditures9 Deaths from Heart Disease9 Rural/Urban Disparity


Rank Measure

Wyoming

Employment AEarnings and Job Quality CEquity AQuality of Life AResource Efficiency F

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. FEntrepreneurial Energy F

Human Resources CFinancial Resources DInfrastructure Resources CAmenity Resources BInnovation Assets C

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

B

F

C

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