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Manufacturing Scorecard

Categories (All States)

  • Manufacturing Industry Health
  • Logistics Industry Health
  • Human Capital
  • Worker Benefit Costs
  • Tax Climate
  • Expected Liability Gap
  • Global Reach
  • Sector Diversification
  • Productivity and Innovation

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National Report Cards (PDF)

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  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008 Analysis
  • 2008 Scorecard

Indiana Report Cards (PDF)

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Spreadsheets

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  • 2014

Related Studies (PDF)

  • Manufacturing & Logistics: A Generation of Volatility & Growth (2017)
  • Advanced Manufacturing in the United States (2016)
  • The Myth and the Reality of Manufacturing in America (2017)
  • Manufacturing and Labor Market Frictions (2014)
  • Manufacturing Productivity Through the Great Recession (2013)

Methodology

The categories in this report were chosen as those most likely to be considered by site selection experts for manufacturing and logistics firms, and by the prevailing economic research on growth.

Each category included multiple variables for each state that were aggregated and then ranked 1st - 50th, with 1st being the most desirable. Within each category, the lowest aggregate score assigned provided the overall rank. Grades were assigned using a normal distribution of grades, A through F. Plus and minus scores were not assigned to A or F grades.


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