12. North Dakota

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	275	4	1
Cost of Doing Business	174	29	25
Infrastructure	219	6	8
Economy	178	26 (Tie)	13
Quality of Life	242	7	19
Technology & Innovation	70	44 (Tie)	41 (Tie)
Education	122	14 (Tie)	15
Business Friendliness	118	4	1
Cost of Living	38	26	29
Access to Capital	18	33	31 (Tie)
Overall	1454	12	6

Economic Profile

Governor: Jack Dalrymple, Republican

Population: 756,927

GDP growth: -2.1 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 3.2 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 4.31 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 2.90 percent

Gasoline tax: 41.40 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa1, negative

Major private employers: Sanford-Health, MDU Resources Group

Economic profile sources: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, S&P Global Market Intelligence

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