CNBC's tenth 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.

20. Massachusetts

Published Thu, Jul 7 20164:40 PM EDTUpdated Mon, Jun 12 20172:21 PM EDT

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Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	279	2	7
Cost of Doing Business	90	46	46
Infrastructure	132	42	47
Economy	201	18	28
Quality of Life	202	17	8
Technology & Innovation	196	3	3
Education	151	1	1
Business Friendliness	84	20	22
Cost of Living	11	44	43
Access to Capital	32	19	17
Overall	1378	20	20

Economic Profile

Governor: Charlie Baker, Republican

Population: 6,794,422

GDP growth: 2 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 4.2 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 8 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 5.10 percent

Gasoline tax: 44.94 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa1, stable

Major private employers: Bay State Medical Center, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Economic profile sources: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, S&P Global Market Intelligence