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.

36. Vermont

Published Tue, Jul 12 20164:40 PM EDTUpdated Mon, Jun 12 20171:43 PM EDT

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Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	166	47	47
Cost of Doing Business	111	43	42
Infrastructure	139	41	44
Economy	178	26 (Tie)	33 (Tie)
Quality of Life	260	3	2
Technology & Innovation	116	30 (Tie)	28
Education	131	7	3 (Tie)
Business Friendliness	61	30	42
Cost of Living	17	40	41
Access to Capital	2	49	48 (Tie)
Overall	1181	36	42

Economic Profile

Governor: Peter Shumlin, Democrat

Population: 626,042

GDP growth: 0.2 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 3.1 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 8.5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 8.95 percent

Gasoline tax: 48.86 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aaa, stable

Major private employers: Fletcher Allen Health Care, Casella Waste Systems

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