38. Alabama

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	189	38 (Tie)	32 (Tie)
Cost of Doing Business	219	17	19
Infrastructure	192	21 (Tie)	31
Economy	107	48	44 (Tie)
Quality of Life	119	43	42
Technology & Innovation	93	36	30 (Tie)
Education	65	46	46
Business Friendliness	61	30 (Tie)	28 (Tie)
Cost of Living	71	4	10
Access to Capital	35	16	20
Overall	1151	38	41

Economic Profile

Governor: Robert Bentley, Republican

Population: 4,858,979

GDP growth: 1.6 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 6.1 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 6.5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 5 percent

Gasoline tax: 39.27 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa1, stable

Major private employers: Wal-Mart, Regions Bank, Vulcan Materials 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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