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

26. Missouri

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Category Score 2015 Rank 2014 Rank
Workforce19638 (Tie)44
Cost of Doing Business2301111
Infrastructure2031813
Economy16033 (Tie)15
Quality of Life804748
Technology & Innovation1382324
Education11320 (Tie)20
Business Friendliness931529
Cost of Living511718
Access to Capital272439
Overall12912623

Economic Profile

Governor: Jay Nixon, Democrat

Population: 6,063,589

GDP growth: 0.9 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 5.8 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 6.25 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 6 percent

Gasoline tax: 35 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aaa/stable

Major private employer: Wal-Mart, The Boeing Company

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

FULL LIST: 2015 TOP STATES FOR BUSINESS

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