49. Hawaii

Source: George Kavallines

Category	Score	2016 Rank	2015 Rank
Workforce	165	48	46
Cost of Doing Business	45	50	50
Infrastructure	116	46	49
Economy	181	25	42 (Tie)
Quality of Life	295	1	1
Technology & Innovation	90	38	36 (Tie)
Education	74	43	45
Business Friendliness	27	46	44
Cost of Living	2	50	50
Access to Capital	14	37	37
Overall	1009	49	50

Economic Profile

Governor: David Ige, Democrat

Population: 1,431,603

GDP growth: 1.7 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2016): 3.2 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 6.4 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 8.25 percent

Gasoline tax: 60.39 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook: Aa2, positive

Major private employers: Bank of Hawaii, Corp., Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.

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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