5. North Carolina

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	263	9	16 (Tie)
Cost of Doing Business	214	18	17 (Tie)
Infrastructure	180	30	23 (Tie)
Economy	229	11	6
Quality of Life	161	30	33 (Tie)
Technology & Innovation	185	7	10
Education	100	28	30
Business Friendliness	91	15 (Tie)	17
Cost of Living	50	18	23
Access to Capital	49	2 (Tie)	1 (Tie)
Overall	1522	5	9

Economic Profile

Governor: Pat McCrory, Republican

Population: 10,042,802

GDP growth: 2.7 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 5.1 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 4 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 5.75

Gasoline tax: 53.65 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aaa, stable

Major private employers: Wal-Mart, Bank of America

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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