Economic Profile
Governor: John Hickenlooper, Democrat
Population: 5,268,367
GDP growth: 3.8 percent
Unemployment rate (May 2014): 6 percent
Top corporate tax rate: 4.63 percent
Top individual income tax rate: 4.63 percent
Gasoline tax: 40 cents/gallon
Bond rating/outlook: Aa1/stable
Major private employer: Wal-Mart
Economic profile sources: Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Denver Business Journal
