45. Alaska

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	189	38	9
Cost of Doing Business	116	41	41
Infrastructure	160	37	38
Economy	125	41	49
Quality of Life	195	20	27 (Tie)
Technology & Innovation	76	41	47
Education	87	37	36 (Tie)
Business Friendliness	75	25	10
Cost of Living	9	45	47
Access to Capital	15	36	35
Overall	1047	45	47

Economic Profile

Governor: Bill Walker, Independent

Population: 738,432

GDP growth: -0.5 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 6.7 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 9.4 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 0 percent

Gasoline tax: 30.65 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa1, negative

Major private employers: Providence Health & Services, General Communication

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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