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.

32. Arkansas

Published Wed, Jun 24 20154:23 PM EDTUpdated Mon, Jun 13 20162:45 PM EDT

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Category	Score	2015 Rank	2014 Rank
Workforce	247	12	19
Cost of Doing Business	251	4	2
Infrastructure	159	35 (Tie)	35
Economy	216	16 (Tie)	25
Quality of Life	86	44	41
Technology & Innovation	62	46	44
Education	90	35	37
Business Friendliness	50	37 (Tie)	45
Cost of Living	60	11 (Tie)	2
Access to Capital	13	38	39
Overall	1234	32	30

Economic Profile

Governor: Asa Hutchinson, Republican

Population: 2,966,369

GDP growth: 0.8 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 5.7 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 6.5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 6.9 percent

Gasoline tax: 47 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa1/stable

Major private employer: Wal-Mart, Tyson Foods

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

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