3. Colorado

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	283	1	16 (Tie)
Cost of Doing Business	126	37	36
Infrastructure	181	29	14 (Tie)
Economy	288	2	3
Quality of Life	219	12	9 (Tie)
Technology & Innovation	183	8	5
Edcucation	104	25	24
Business Friendliness	99	9	18
Cost of Living	29	32	31
Access to Capital	43	8	8 (Tie)
Overall	1555	3	4

Economic Profile

Governor: John Hickenlooper, Democrat

Population: 5,456,574

GDP growth: 3.6 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 3.4 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 4.63 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 4.63 percent

Gasoline tax: 40.40 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa1, stable

Major private employers: Wal-Mart, Centura Health, Dish Network 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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