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

27. California

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Category Score 2015 Rank 2014 Rank
Workforce2172636
Cost of Doing Business764948
Infrastructure18128 (Tie)24
Economy23579
Quality of Life20815 (Tie)23
Technology & Innovation20321
Education9332 (Tie)26
Business Friendliness135048
Cost of Living84647
Access to Capital501 (Tie)1
Overall12842732

Economic Profile

Governor: Jerry Brown, Democrat

Population: 38,802,500

GDP growth: 2.8 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 6.4 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 8.84 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 12.3 percent

Gasoline tax: 61 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: A1/stable

Major private employer: Kaiser Permanente

Economic profile sources: Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, San Francisco Center for Economic Development

FULL LIST: 2015 TOP STATES FOR BUSINESS

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