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.

50. Hawaii

Published Wed, Jun 24 20154:16 PM EDTUpdated Mon, Jun 13 20163:04 PM EDT

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Category	Score	2015 Rank	2014 Rank
Workforce	162	46	49
Cost of Doing Business	45	50	49
Infrastructure	94	49	43
Economy	123	42 (Tie)	34
Quality of Life	310	1	1
Technology & Innovation	93	36 (Tie)	33
Education	67	45	42
Business Friendliness	35	44	44
Cost of Living	2	50	49
Access to Capital	14	37	33
Overall	945	50	49

Economic Profile

Governor: David Ige, Democrat

Population: 1,419,561

GDP growth: 0.8 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 4.1 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 6.4 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 11 percent

Gasoline tax: 65 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa2/stable

Major private employer: Bank of Hawaii, Corp.

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

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