Economic Profile
Governor: Rick Snyder, Republican
Population: 9,895,622
GDP growth: 2.0 percent
Unemployment rate (May 2014): 7.4 percent
Top corporate tax rate: 6 percent
Top individual income tax rate: 4.25 percent
Gasoline tax: 60 cents/gallon
Bond rating/outlook: Aa2/positive
Major private employer: Spectrum Health Systems
Economic profile sources: Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Crain's Detroit Business