CNBC’s annual study once again puts all 50 states to the test, measuring them on 135 different metrics, the most-ever, in 10 key categories of competitiveness.

43. Connecticut

Published Tue, Jul 12 20164:40 PM EDTUpdated Tue, Jul 12 20165:15 PM EDT

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Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	232	18	4
Cost of Doing Business	88	47	47
Infrastructure	114	47	46
Economy	121	43	26 (Tie)
Quality of Life	185	25	11
Technology & Innovation	146	19 (Tie)	19
Education	116	18	11
Business Friendliness	64	29	32 (Tie)
Cost of Living	8	46	49
Access to Capital	26	25	30
Overall	1100	43	33

Economic Profile

Governor: Dan Malloy, Democrat

Population: 3,590,886

GDP growth: 0.6 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 5.7 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 7.5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 6.99 percent

Gasoline tax: 56.26 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa3, negative

Major private employers: United Technologies Corp., General Electric Company

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