29. New York

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	194	35	29 (Tie)
Cost of Doing Business	109	44	44 (Tie)
Infrastructure	130	43	39 (Tie)
Economy	237	10	31 (Tie)
Quality of Life	191	22	20 (Tie)
Technology & Innovation	194	4	4
Education	130	8	3 (Tie)
Business Friendliness	30	45	43
Cost of Living	3	49	48
Access to Capital	40	11	13
Overall	1258	29	35

Economic Profile

Governor: Andrew Cuomo, Democrat

Population: 19,795,791

GDP growth: 1.4 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 4.7 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 6.5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 8.82 percent

Gasoline tax: 60.72 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa1, stable

Major private employers: Consolidated Edison, JPMorgan Chase

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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