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

43. Mississippi

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Category Score 2015 Rank 2014 Rank
Workforce2282117
Cost of Doing Business2592 (Tie)4
Infrastructure19523 (Tie)31
Economy815026
Quality of Life1133938
Technology & Innovation594847
Education5347 (Tie)48
Business Friendliness1548 (Tie)49
Cost of Living7516
Access to Capital1833 (Tie)31
Overall10964336

Economic Profile

Governor: Phil Bryant, Republican

Population: 2,994,079

GDP growth: -1.2 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 6.7 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 5 percent

Gasoline tax: 37 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa2/stable

Major private employer: Nissan North America Inc.

Economic profile sources: Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Harrison County Development Commission

FULL LIST: 2015 TOP STATES FOR BUSINESS

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