Economic Profile
Governor: Kate Brown, Democrat
Population: 3,970,239
GDP growth: 3.6 percent
Unemployment rate (May 2015): 5.3 percent
Top corporate tax rate: 7.6 percent
Top individual income tax rate: 9.9 percent
Gasoline tax: 49 cents/gallon
Bond rating/outlook: Aa1/stable
Major private employer: Intel Corp.
Economic profile sources: Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Portland Business Journal