37. Connecticut

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Snow covers the roof of Aetna Inc. corporate headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut.

Category	Score	2018 Rank	2017 Rank	Grade
Workforce	253	16	7 (Tie)	B+
Infrastructure	150	47	47	D
Cost of Doing Business	88	46	43 (Tie)	F
Economy	94	45	41	D
Quality of Life	176	22	23	C
Technology & Innovation	136	17	13	B
Education	141	9	3	A-
Business Friendliness	74	26	32	C
Access to Capital	64	18	20 (Tie)	B-
Cost of Living	8	43	45	F
Overall	1184	37	33	-

Economic Profile

Governor: Dan Malloy, Democrat

Population: 3,588,184

GDP growth (Q4 2017): 2.4 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2018): 4.5 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 7.5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 6.99 percent

Gasoline tax: 25 cents/gallon

Bond rating: (Moody's/S&P): A1, stable/A, stable

Major private employers: United Technologies Corp., General Electric Company

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

Overall Rankings 2018