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From The Public Policy Institute of NYS, Inc.:

THE COST OF CREATING JOBS
State Business Tax Climate Index
Business Taxes as Percentage of Gross State Product
Cost of Doing Business Index
Average Cost of a Workers' Compensation Case
Average Premium for Health Insurance
Average Effective Unemployment Insurance Tax Rate
Minimum Wage
Proportion of Workers Represented by Unions
Average Retail Price of Electricity
Average Price of Natural Gas
Average Cost for Auto Insurance
Best to Worst Legal Systems in America
State Competitiveness Index, 2005
U.S. Economic Freedom Index

MEDICAID
Medicaid spending, total and per-capita
Medicaid spending on hospitals and prescription drugs
Medicaid spending on nursing facilities
Medicaid spending on home health care and personal care

TAXES AND SPENDING
State and Local Tax Burdens
Property Taxes Per Capita and Sales Tax Per Capita
Individual Income Tax Burdens
Corporate Taxes Per Capita and Utility Taxes Per Capita
Total State Taxes Per Capita and Local Taxes Per Capita
State and Local Government Spending Per Capita
State/Local Government Employees, payroll and number
State and Local Government Debt Per Capita
State Gasoline Taxes, and Average Price Per Gallon of Gasoline
State and Local Pensions Per Recipient
Per Pupil spending and revenue, 2003-04

JOB GROWTH AND JOB LOSS
Total Private-Sector Employment
Adjusted (Tax-Paying) Private Employment
Manufacturing Employment
Construction Employment
Trade, Transportation and Utilities Employment
Information-Sector Employment
Financial Activities Employment
Professional and Business Services Employment
Healthcare and Social Assistance Employment
Hospital Employment
Government Employment

A safe and celebratory 4th to all!