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Category	Score	2017 Rank	2016 Rank
Workforce	325	11	10
Infrastructure	145	43	44 (Tie)
Cost of Doing Business	82	48	48
Economy	217	7	23
Quality of Life	156	26	27
Technology & Innovation	171	4	5
Education	111	25	16
Business Friendliness	61	33	26
Access to Capital	71	15	26 (Tie)
Cost of Living	7	44	38
Overall	1346	25	30

Economic Profile

Governor: Larry Hogan, Republican

Population: 6,016,447

GDP growth (Q4 2016): 1.5 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2017): 4.2 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 8.25 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 5.75 percent

Gasoline tax: 33.50 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook (Moody's, S&P): Aaa, AAA stable

Major private employers: Giant Food LLC., Lockheed Martin

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 (excluding 18.40 cent/gallon federal tax), Moody's Investor Service, S&P Global Market Intelligence

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