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

4. Colorado

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Category Score 2015 Rank 2014 Rank
Workforce23716 (Tie)5
Cost of Doing Business1363635
Infrastructure21414 (Tie)29
Economy24638
Quality of Life2309 (Tie)12
Technology & Innovation18159
Edcucation1092428
Business Friendliness891816
Cost of Living303134
Access to Capital438 (Tie)1
Overall151548

Economic Profile

Governor: John Hickenlooper, Democrat

Population: 5,355,866

GDP growth: 4.7 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 4.3 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 4.63 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 4.63 percent

Gasoline tax: 40 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa1/stable

Major private employer: Wal-Mart, Centura Health

Economic profile sources: Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Denver Business Journal

FULL LIST: 2015 TOP STATES FOR BUSINESS

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