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.
Top States For Business

16. Florida

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Category Score 2015 Rank 2014 Rank
Workforce232193
Cost of Doing Business1623137
Infrastructure2101627
Economy22811 (Tie)11
Quality of Life1463228
Technology & Innovation1541712
Education10126 (Tie)38
Business Friendliness642735
Cost of Living362731
Access to Capital36157
Overall13691620

Economic Profile

Governor: Rick Scott, Republican

Population: 19,893,297

GDP growth: 2.7 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 5.7 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 5.5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 0 percent

Gasoline tax: 54 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa1/stable

Major private employer: Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Orlando Resort

Economic profile sources: Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Orlando Business Journal

FULL LIST: 2015 TOP STATES FOR BUSINESS

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