October 9, 2012 2013 State Business Tax Climate Index: Unemployment Insurance Tax Component Print this page Subscribe Support our work For the full paper click here. Table 7: Unemployment Insurance Tax Component of the State Business Tax Climate Index, 2012 – 2013 (Download Excel) 2013 2012 Change from 2012 to 2013 State Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Alabama 13 5.63 11 5.62 -2 +0.01 Alaska 28 4.82 28 4.90 0 -0.08 Arizona 1 6.28 1 6.39 0 -0.11 Arkansas 19 5.37 17 5.43 -2 -0.06 California 16 5.53 13 5.54 -3 -0.01 Colorado 39 4.64 23 5.09 -16 -0.45 Connecticut 31 4.79 32 4.81 +1 -0.02 Delaware 3 6.12 3 6.16 0 -0.04 Florida 10 5.77 5 5.92 -5 -0.15 Georgia 25 4.92 22 5.11 -3 -0.19 Hawaii 30 4.79 30 4.87 0 -0.08 Idaho 47 3.83 48 3.83 +1 0.00 Illinois 43 4.23 43 4.22 0 +0.01 Indiana 11 5.73 16 5.51 +5 +0.22 Iowa 34 4.70 35 4.68 +1 +0.02 Kansas 9 5.78 6 5.91 -3 -0.13 Kentucky 48 3.67 47 3.83 -1 -0.16 Louisiana 4 5.97 4 5.94 0 +0.03 Maine 32 4.75 40 4.50 +8 +0.25 Maryland 46 4.02 45 4.06 -1 -0.04 Massachusetts 49 3.35 49 3.36 0 -0.01 Michigan 44 4.11 44 4.15 0 -0.04 Minnesota 40 4.54 34 4.69 -6 -0.15 Mississippi 7 5.81 8 5.83 +1 -0.02 Missouri 6 5.91 9 5.79 +3 +0.12 Montana 21 5.20 20 5.19 -1 +0.01 Nebraska 8 5.79 12 5.60 +4 +0.19 Nevada 41 4.47 42 4.44 +1 +0.03 New Hampshire 42 4.23 39 4.53 -3 -0.30 New Jersey 24 4.94 25 4.99 +1 -0.05 New Mexico 15 5.56 14 5.53 -1 +0.03 New York 45 4.07 46 3.86 +1 +0.21 North Carolina 5 5.95 7 5.87 +2 +0.08 North Dakota 17 5.52 31 4.82 +14 +0.70 Ohio 12 5.64 10 5.66 -2 -0.02 Oklahoma 2 6.17 2 6.37 0 -0.20 Oregon 37 4.67 33 4.69 -4 -0.02 Pennsylvania 36 4.67 37 4.64 +1 +0.03 Rhode Island 50 2.83 50 3.02 0 -0.19 South Carolina 33 4.74 38 4.56 +5 +0.18 South Dakota 35 4.70 41 4.44 +6 +0.26 Tennessee 26 4.92 27 4.91 +1 +0.01 Texas 14 5.63 15 5.53 +1 +0.10 Utah 20 5.21 24 5.05 +4 +0.16 Vermont 22 5.19 19 5.25 -3 -0.06 Virginia 38 4.65 36 4.67 -2 -0.02 Washington 18 5.41 18 5.29 0 +0.12 West Virginia 27 4.87 26 4.96 -1 -0.09 Wisconsin 23 5.13 21 5.12 -2 +0.01 Wyoming 29 4.80 29 4.89 0 -0.09 Dist. of Columbia 24 5.03 24 5.05 0 -0.02 Note: A rank of 1 is more favorable for business than a rank of 50. A score of 10 is more favorable for business than a score of 0. All scores are for fiscal years. D.C. score and rank do not affect other states. Source: Tax Foundation. Topics Center for State Tax Policy State Business Tax Climate Index Tags State and Local Budgets and Spending State Tax and Spending Policy Unemployment Insurance Taxes
