#3 North Carolina
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Beverly Perdue (D)
Population: 9,380,884
GDP (2009 per capita): $38,437
Unemployment rate (May 2011): 9.7 percent
Foreclosure rate (May 2011): One per 1,584 households
Budget gap (projected 2012): $2.4 billion
Corporate tax rate: 6.9 percent
Largest employers: Food Lion, Wells Fargo, Lowes Home Centers
Sources: US Government, RealtyTrac, Center on Budget & Policy Priorities, Federation of Tax Administrators, Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development