27. Wyoming

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Category	Score	2017 Rank	2016 Rank
Workforce	302	17	6
Infrastructure	197	14 (Tie)	12
Cost of Doing Business	191	26 (Tie)	21
Economy	93	43	14
Quality of Life	198	16	11
Technology & Innovation	69	40	48
Education	131	11	3
Business Friendliness	109	13	21
Access to Capital	3	50	50
Cost of Living	36	15 (Tie)	29
Overall	1329	27	13

Economic Profile

Governor: Matt Mead, Republican

Population: 585,501

GDP growth (Q4 2016): 0.2 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2017): 4.1 percent

Top corporate tax rate: None

Top individual income tax rate: None

Gasoline tax: 24 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook (Moody's, S&P): N/A, AA+ stable

Major private employers: Rio Tinto Energy America, Cloud Peak Energy

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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