Economic Profile
Governor: Terry McAuliffe, Democrat
Population: 8,260,405
GDP growth: 0.0 percent
Unemployment rate (May 2015): 4.9 percent
Top corporate tax rate: 6 percent
Top individual income tax rate: 5.75 percent
Gasoline tax: 40 cents/gallon
Bond rating/outlook: Aa1/stable
Major private employer: Wal-Mart, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
Economic profile sources: Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Virginia FY 2014 CAFR
