31. Missouri

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	141	49	38 (Tie)
Cost of Doing Business	223	14	11
Infrastructure	214	9	18
Economy	153	34 (Tie)	33 (Tie)
Quality of Life	84	49	47
Technology & Innovation	130	25	23
Education	122	14 (Tie)	20 (Tie)
Business Friendliness	91	15 (Tie)	15
Cost of Living	60	11	17
Access to Capital	31	20	24
Overall	1249	31	26

Economic Profile

Governor: Jay Nixon, Democrat

Population: 6,083,672

GDP growth: 1.3 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 4.3 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 6.25 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 6 percent

Gasoline tax: 35.70 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aaa, stable

Major private employers: Wal-Mart, The Boeing Company, Monsanto Company

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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