To perform this analysis the states were arranged from best-to-worst on each of the three metrics cited above. |
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Each state's ranking for each of the three variables was combined into an aggregate ranking, and all states were arrayed from low to high based on the aggregate "score" to produce the accompanying map. States falling into the "worst" grouping generally have high debt service as a percent of tax revenue; large unfunded pension
liabilities; and high levels of public
sector employment in relation to their
total population. |