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.
Top States For Business

18. Wyoming

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Category Score 2015 Rank 2014 Rank
Workforce2013418
Cost of Doing Business2072018
Infrastructure229412
Economy1892341
Quality of Life20217 (Tie)16
Technology & Innovation584946
Education136812
Business Friendliness8719 (Tie)8
Cost of Living501833
Access to Capital15035
Overall13601821

Economic Profile

Governor: Matt Mead, Republican

Population: 584,153

GDP growth: 5.1 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 4.1 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 0 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 0 percent

Gasoline tax: 42 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: No Governmental Obligations

Major private employer: Rio Tinto Energy America

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

FULL LIST: 2015 TOP STATES FOR BUSINESS

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