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

23. Ohio

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Category Score 2015 Rank 2014 Rank
Workforce1694346
Cost of Doing Business22513 (Tie)15
Infrastructure219116
Economy2201515
Quality of Life914343
Technology & Innovation1422117
Education11320 (Tie)15
Business Friendliness5037 (Tie)33
Cost of Living481915
Access to Capital44729
Overall13212318

Economic Profile

Governor: John Kasich, Republican

Population: 11,594,163

GDP growth: 2.1 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 5.2 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 0 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 5.33 percent

Gasoline tax: 46 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa1/stable

Major private employer: Wal-Mart, Cleveland Clinic

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

FULL LIST: 2015 TOP STATES FOR BUSINESS

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