#5 Colorado
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: John Hickenlooper (D)
Population: 5,029,196
GDP (2009 per capita): $46,199
Unemployment rate (May 2011): 8.7 percent
Foreclosure rate (May 2011): One per 518 households
Budget gap (projected 2012): $988 million
Corporate tax rate: 4.63 percent
Largest employers: CenturyLink, King Soopers, Lockheed Martin
Sources: US Government, RealtyTrac, Center on Budget & Policy Priorities, Federation of Tax Administrators, Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development