#6 Massachusetts
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Deval Patrick (D)
Population: 6,547,629
GDP (2009 per capita): $50,023
Unemployment rate (May 2011): 7.6 percent
Foreclosure rate (May 2011): One per 1,124 households
Budget gap (projected 2012): $1.8 billion
Corporate tax rate: 8.25 percent (9.5 percent financial institutions)
Largest employers: Alcatel-Lucent, Deutsche Bank, EMC CORP
Sources: US Government, RealtyTrac, Center on Budget & Policy Priorities, Federation of Tax Administrators, Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development