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.

32. California

Published Tue, Jul 12 20164:40 PM EDTUpdated Mon, Jun 12 20172:16 PM EDT

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Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	220	21	26
Cost of Doing Business	84	49	49
Infrastructure	165	33	28 (Tie)
Economy	243	8	7
Quality of Life	187	23	15 (Tie)
Technology & Innovation	201	2	2
Education	85	38	32 (Tie)
Business Friendliness	8	50	50
Cost of Living	6	47	46
Access to Capital	49	2 (Tie)	1 (Tie)
Overall	1248	32	27

Economic Profile

Governor: Jerry Brown, Democrat

Population: 39,144,818

GDP growth: 4.1 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 5.2 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 8.84 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 12.3 percent

Gasoline tax: 58.83 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa3, stable

Major private employers: Kaiser Permanente, Apple

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