39. Nevada

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Category	Score	2017 Rank	2016 Rank
Workforce	222	41	23 (Tie)
Infrastructure	213	8	11
Cost of Doing Business	212	18	22
Economy	201	10 (Tie)	37
Quality of Life	132	34	41
Technology & Innovation	37	50	42
Education	28	50	50
Business Friendliness	94	18	23 (Tie)
Access to Capital	45	26	44
Cost of Living	15	36	33
Overall	1199	39	40

Economic Profile

Governor: Brian Sandoval, Republican

Population: 2,940,058

GDP growth (Q4 2016): 1.9 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2017): 4.7 percent

Top corporate tax rate: None (levies a gross receipts tax)

Top individual income tax rate: None

Gasoline tax: 33.52 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook (Moody's, S&P): Aa2, AA stable

Major private employers: Wynn Las Vegas, Las Vegas Sands

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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