CNBC's tenth annual study once again puts all 50 states to the test, measuring them on more than 60 different metrics in ten key categories of competitiveness.

17. Oregon

Published Tue, Jul 12 20164:40 PM EDTUpdated Mon, Jun 12 20172:20 PM EDT

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Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	205	31	37
Cost of Doing Business	181	27	27
Infrastructure	160	37 (Tie)	37
Economy	267	5	22
Quality of Life	245	6	6
Technology & Innovation	165	14	13
Education	89	34 (Tie)	40 (Tie)
Business Friendliness	49	38	26
Cost of Living	23	36	44
Access to Capital	29	22 (Tie)	22
Overall	1413	17	21

Economic Profile

Governor: Kate Brown, Democrat

Population: 4,028,977

GDP growth: 4.1 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 4.5 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 7.6 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 9.9 percent

Gasoline tax: 49.50 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa1, stable

Major private employers: Intel Corp., Nike

Economic profile sources: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, S&P Global Market Intelligence