22. Missouri

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Category	Score	2017 Rank	2016 Rank
Workforce	217	43	49
Infrastructure	204	11	9
Cost of Doing Business	213	17	14
Economy	185	18	34 (Tie)
Quality of Life	99	46	49
Technology & Innovation	126	22	25
Education	125	15 (Tie)	14 (Tie)
Business Friendliness	86	23	15 (Tie)
Access to Capital	62	20 (Tie)	20
Cost of Living	40	11	11
Overall	1357	22	31

Economic Profile

Governor: Eric Greitens, Republican

Population: 6,093,000

GDP growth (Q4 2016): 1.5 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2017): 3.9 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 6.25 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 6 percent

Gasoline tax: 17.30 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook (Moody's, S&P): Aaa, 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 (excluding 18.40 cent/gallon federal tax), Moody's Investor Service, S&P Global Market Intelligence

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