Diversity among the states

While the overall financial health of U.S. states is modestly improving, there’s a growing disparity between strong and weak states, a report from asset manager Conning said. The firm’s semiannual “State of the States” report rates the fiscal strength of the states based on several indicators, including economic competitiveness, tax revenue growth, unemployment rate and change in home values. The asset manager for the insurance industry has published its report since 2007. “We are seeing a widening, or pulling apart, of our highest and lowest-rated states,” said Paul Mansour, a managing director at Conning and one of the report’s authors. RTE

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