#50 Rhode Island
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Lincoln Chafee (I)
Population: 1,052,567
GDP (2009 per capita): $40,7523
Unemployment rate (May 2011): 10.9 percent
Foreclosure rate (May 2011): One per 802 households
Budget gap (projected 2012): $331 million
Corporate tax rate: 9.0 percent
Largest employers: Citizens Bank, CVS Caremark, Citizens Financial Group
Sources: US Government, RealtyTrac, Center on Budget & Policy Priorities, Federation of Tax Administrators, Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development