30. New Hampshire

Category	Score	2015 Rank	2014 Rank
Workforce	196	38 (Tie)	41
Cost of Doing Business	118	38 (Tie)	32
Infrastructure	119	43	48
Economy	184	24 (Tie)	33
Quality of Life	251	4	3
Technology & Innovation	114	29	26
Education	134	9	10
Business Friendliness	115	7	13
Cost of Living	18	39	43
Access to Capital	3	48 (Tie)	19
Overall	1252	30	30 (Tie)

Economic Profile

Governor: Maggie Hassan, Democrat

Population: 1,326,813

GDP growth: 2.3 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2015): 3.8 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 8.5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 5 percent on interest and dividend earnings

Gasoline tax: 42 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa1/stable

Major private employer: Demoulas & Market Basket

Economic profile sources: Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, New Hampshire FY 2014 CAFR

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