15. Idaho

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	208	28	32 (Tie)
Cost of Doing Business	243	6	6
Infrastructure	189	25	27
Economy	226	12	19
Quality of Life	195	20 (Tie)	22
Technology & Innovation	102	34	33 (Tie)
Education	56	49	47 (Tie)
Business Friendliness	115	5	11 (Tie)
Cost of Living	66	7	3
Access to Capital	29	22 (Tie)	19
Overall	1429	15	14

Economic Profile

Governor: Butch Otter, Republican

Population: 1,654,930

GDP growth: 1.9 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 3.7 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 7.4 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 7.4 percent

Gasoline tax: 50.40 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa1, stable

Major private employers: St. Luke's Health System, Micron Technology, Inc.

Economic profile sources: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, S&P Global Market Intelligence

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