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.

6. North Dakota

Published Wed, Jun 24 20154:30 PM EDTUpdated Mon, Jun 13 201611:26 AM EDT

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Category	Score	2015 Rank	2014 Rank
Workforce	283	1	8
Cost of Doing Business	191	25	22
Infrastructure	222	8	10
Economy	224	13	7
Quality of Life	200	19	5
Technology & Innovation	76	41 (Tie)	49
Education	119	15	22
Business Friendliness	132	1	7
Cost of Living	33	29	12
Access to Capital	20	31 (Tie)	45
Overall	1500	6	10

Economic Profile

Governor: Jack Dalrymple, Republican

Population: 739,482

GDP growth: 6.3 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 3.1 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 4.53 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 3.22 percent

Gasoline tax: 41 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa1/stable

Major private employer: Sanford-Health

Economic profile sources: Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, North Dakota Workforce Intelligence Network

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