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

40. Pennsylvania

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Category Score 2015 Rank 2014 Rank
Cost of Doing Business1934048
Workforce1583342
Infrastructure15935 (Tie)37
Economy1164637
Quality of Life12436 (Tie)35
Technology & Innovation17211 (Tie)8
Education11816 (Tie)6
Business Friendliness523539
Cost of Living263435
Access to Capital401117
Overall11584044

Economic Profile

Governor: Tom Wolf, Democrat

Population: 12,787,209

GDP growth: 1.8 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 5.4 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 9.99 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 3.07 percent

Gasoline tax: 70 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: A1/stable

Major private employer: Knouse Foods Cooperative, Inc.

Economic profile sources: Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor and Industry

FULL LIST: 2015 TOP STATES FOR BUSINESS

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