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.

39. New Jersey

Published Wed, Jun 24 20154:21 PM EDTUpdated Mon, Jun 13 20162:51 PM EDT

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Category	Score	2015 Rank	2014 Rank
Workforce	268	5	23
Cost of Doing Business	98	43	43
Infrastructure	99	48	47
Economy	135	40	47
Quality of Life	211	13 (Tie)	18
Technology & Innovation	149	18	15
Education	142	5	4
Business Friendliness	27	47	37
Cost of Living	9	45	44
Access to Capital	43	8 (Tie)	11
Overall	1181	39	43

Economic Profile

Governor: Chris Christie, Republican

Population: 8,938,175

GDP growth: 0.4 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 6.5 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 9 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 8.97 percent

Gasoline tax: 32 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: A2/negative

Major private employer: Wakefern Food Corporation

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

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