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.

33. Connecticut

Published Wed, Jun 24 20154:23 PM EDTUpdated Mon, Jun 13 20162:46 PM EDT

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Category	Score	2015 Rank	2014 Rank
Workforce	271	4	32
Cost of Doing Business	90	47	47
Infrastructure	103	46	42
Economy	178	26 (Tie)	49
Quality of Life	222	11	14
Technology & Innovation	148	19	21
Education	129	11	5
Business Friendliness	57	32 (Tie)	24
Cost of Living	3	49	48
Access to Capital	21	30	7
Overall	1222	33	46

Economic Profile

Governor: Dan Malloy, Democrat

Population: 3,596,677

GDP growth: 0.6 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 6.0 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 7.5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 6.7 percent

Gasoline tax: 59 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa3/stable

Major private employer: United Technologies Corp

Economic profile sources: Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hartford Business Journal, Connecticut FY 2014 CAFR

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