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.

34. Arizona

Published Wed, Jun 24 20154:30 PM EDTUpdated Mon, Jun 13 20162:47 PM EDT

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Category	Score	2015 Rank	2014 Rank
Workforce	240	14 (Tie)	2
Cost of Doing Business	115	40	28
Infrastructure	221	9 (Tie)	8
Economy	146	36 (Tie)	15
Quality of Life	147	31	27
Technology & Innovation	135	24 (Tie)	19
Education	52	49	50
Business Friendliness	102	13	16
Cost of Living	35	28	27
Access to Capital	26	25	5
Overall	1219	34	13

Economic Profile

Governor: Doug Ducey, Republican

Population: 6,731,484

GDP growth: 1.4 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 5.8 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 6.0 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 4.54 percent

Gasoline tax: 37 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa2/stable

Major private employer: Banner Health

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

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