These areas that have been under persistent, serious drought conditions over the first half of 2015
Thomas C. Frohlich
Many of these companies remain private with so many resources available for investment
The list is led by oil and gas producer Apache Corp.
The state of Ohio ranks at the top
The nation's largest retailer Wal-Mart easily tops the list by employing the most people in 20 states
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The big North American and European defense corporations have secured their place among the top 10 arms dealers
The San Jose metro area in Calif. contributed 47.5% of economic output in 2013, the highest among large U.S. cities
More than 23% of the Yuma metro area’s workforce was unemployed in Nov. 2014
Women in these cities earned less than three-quarters of the median earnings of men
Great variation of cigarette taxes between states creates net inflows of smuggled cigarettes for some, while others report net outflows
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The ranking is based on the percent of households who did not own a vehicle in 2013
All of the 10 best states had unemployment rates below the national unemployment rate in 2013
Technology companies were the largest downsizers in 2014
The ranking illustrates how states perform in the five essential elements of well-being: purpose, social, financial, community, and physical
In these states, higher income leads to decrease in effective tax rate
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