The Best States For Business
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#1 Virginia
2007 Rank: 1
2006 Rank: 1
Virginia's top attributes include an incentive environment that is the fourth-best in the country, as well as an unemployment rate that's the third lowest in the nation.
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#2 Utah
2007 Rank: 2
2006 Rank: 4
Utah benefited from low business costs (9% below the national average) and a strong current economic environment. The state's five-year job growth rate jumped to 1.8%, from 1.3% last year, while incomes growth improved to 3.2%, from 2.2%.
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#3 North Carolina
2007 Rank: 3
2006 Rank: 3
Our second runner-up was North Carolina, whose capital, Raleigh, is our best metro area for business and careers. North Carolina has the second-lowest labor costs in the country (18% below the national average), and incomes are projected to increase 3.8% annually over the next five years, the second-fastest rate in the country.
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#4 Texas
2007 Rank: 4
2006 Rank: 2
Texas has maintained its status as one of the top 5 states for business for the second year in a row. This is mainly due to its undeniably high growth prospects as well as its regulatory environment.
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#5 Washington
2007 Rank: 5
2006 Rank: 12
With a highly educated work force and a pro-business regulatory environment, Washington is poised to remain one of the best states to do business in -- and to climb even higher on next year's list.
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