Economic Profile
Governor: Matt Mead, Republican
Population: 584,153
GDP growth: 5.1 percent
Unemployment rate (May 2015): 4.1 percent
Top corporate tax rate: 0 percent
Top individual income tax rate: 0 percent
Gasoline tax: 42 cents/gallon
Bond rating/outlook: No Governmental Obligations
Major private employer: Rio Tinto Energy America
Economic profile sources: Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BusinessClimate
