11. Nebraska

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	230	19	11
Cost of Doing Business	221	15 (Tie)	15
Infrastructure	198	20	21
Economy	192	19	20
Quality of Life	199	18	15 (Tie)
Technology & Innovation	109	31	32
Education	127	9 (Tie)	16 (Tie)
Business Friendliness	113	7	5 (Tie)
Cost of Living	54	15	8 (Tie)
Access to Capital	20	31	36
Overall	1463	11	7

Economic Profile

Governor: Pete Ricketts, Republican

Population: 1,896,190

GDP growth: 2.1 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 3 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 7.81 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 6.84 percent

Gasoline tax: 46.10 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: No general obligation debt, stable

Major private employers: Wal-Mart, Berkshire Hathaway

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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