6. Washington

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	258	11	27 (Tie)
Cost of Doing Business	173	30	28
Infrastructure	146	39 (Tie)	33 (Tie)
Economy	250	6	11 (Tie)
Quality of Life	239	8	7
Technology & Innovation	212	1	1
Education	106	24	18 (Tie)
Business Friendliness	61	30 (Tie)	24 (Tie)
Cost of Living	21	37	36
Access to Capital	41	10	10
Overall	1507	6	8

Economic Profile

Governor: Jay Inslee, Democrat

Population: 7,170,351

GDP growth: 2.9 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 5.8 percent

Top corporate tax rate: None

Top individual income tax rate: None

Gasoline tax: 62.90 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa1, stable

Major private employers: Costco Wholesale, Microsoft

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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