CNBC's ninth 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.

14. Idaho

Published Wed, Jun 24 20154:30 PM EDTUpdated Mon, Jun 13 20162:22 PM EDT

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Category	Score	2015 Rank	2014 Rank
Workforce	203	32 (Tie)	8
Cost of Doing Business	246	6	8
Infrastructure	183	27	34
Economy	205	19	42
Quality of Life	190	22	16
Technology & Innovation	102	33 (Tie)	41
Education	53	47 (Tie)	45
Business Friendliness	103	11 (Tie)	6
Cost of Living	72	3	11
Access to Capital	32	19	21
Overall	1389	14	16

Economic Profile

Governor: Butch Otter, Republican

Population: 1,634,464

GDP growth: 2.7 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 3.9 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 7.4 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 7.4 percent

Gasoline tax: 43 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa1/stable

Major private employer: St. Lukes's Health System

Economic profile sources: Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Idaho FY 2014 CAFR

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