30. Montana

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Category	Score	2017 Rank	2016 Rank
Workforce	215	44	45
Infrastructure	174	30 (Tie)	24
Cost of Doing Business	229	11 (Tie)	8
Economy	135	35 (Tie)	13
Quality of Life	214	8	10
Technology & Innovation	84	37	40
Education	114	22	27
Business Friendliness	75	26	23 (Tie)
Access to Capital	27	35	40 (Tie)
Cost of Living	21	30	24
Overall	1288	30	22

Economic Profile

Governor: Steve Bullock, Democrat

Population: 1,042,520

GDP growth (Q4 2016): 1.8 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2017): 3.9 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 6.75 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 6.9 percent

Gasoline tax: 27.75 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook (Moody's, S&P): Aa1, AA stable

Major private employers: Wal-Mart, Albertson's, Glacier Bancorp

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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