25. Arizona

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	274	5	14 (Tie)
Cost of Doing Business	118	40	40
Infrastructure	200	16 (Tie)	9 (Tie)
Economy	210	15	36 (Tie)
Quality of Life	152	32 (Tie)	31
Technology & Innovation	139	22	24 (Tie)
Education	62	47	49
Business Friendliness	101	8	13
Cost of Living	30	31	28
Access to Capital	23	28	25
Overall	1309	25	34

Economic Profile

Governor: Doug Ducey, Republican

Population: 6,828,065

GDP growth: 0.9 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 5.6 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 5.5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 4.54 percent

Gasoline tax: 37.40 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa2, stable

Major private employers: Banner Health, Southern Copper Corp.

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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