12. Florida

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Category	Score	2017 Rank	2016 Rank
Workforce	285	22	14
Infrastructure	217	7	10
Cost of Doing Business	175	30 (Tie)	32
Economy	262	2	4
Quality of Life	160	24 (Tie)	26
Technology & Innovation	109	28	17 (Tie)
Education	71	40 (Tie)	26
Business Friendliness	99	17	22
Access to Capital	93	4	14
Cost of Living	24	27	28
Overall	1495	12	10

Economic Profile

Governor: Rick Scott, Republican

Population: 20,612,439

GDP growth Q4 2016): 3.1 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2017): 4.3 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 5.5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 0 percent

Gasoline tax: 36.79 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook (Moody's, S&P): Aa1, AAA stable

Major private employers: Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Orlando Resort, NextEra Energy, 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 (excluding 18.40 cent/gallon federal tax), Moody's Investor Service, S&P Global Market Intelligence

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