Economic Profile
Governor: Jerry Brown, Democrat
Population: 38,332,521
GDP growth: 2.0 percent
Unemployment rate (May 2014): 7.8 percent
Top corporate tax rate: 8.84 percent
Top individual income tax rate: 12.30 percent
Gasoline tax: 71 cents/gallon
Bond rating/outlook: A1/stable
Major private employer: NA
Economic profile sources: Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics