Economic Profile
Governor: Phil Bryant, Republican
Population: 2,991,207
GDP growth: 1.6 percent
Unemployment rate (May 2014): 7.5 percent
Top corporate tax rate: 5 percent
Top individual income tax rate: 5 percent
Gasoline tax: 37 cents/gallon
Bond rating/outlook: Aa2/stable
Major private employer: Huntington Ingalls
Economic profile sources: Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Harrison County Development Commission