3. Minnesota

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Category	Score	2017 Rank	2016 Rank
Workforce	303	16	15
Infrastructure	211	10	5
Cost of Doing Business	147	36	35
Economy	234	6	17
Quality of Life	244	3	2
Technology & Innovation	170	5	9
Education	156	2	2
Business Friendliness	61	33 (Tie)	27 (Tie)
Access to Capital	69	16	21
Cost of Living	20	31	27
Overall	1615	3	4

Economic Profile

Governor: Mark Dayton, Democrat

Population: 5,519,952

GDP growth (Q4 2016): 1.7 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2017): 3.7 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 9.8 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 9.85 percent

Gasoline tax: 28.60 cents/gallon

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

Major private employers: Mayo Clinic, UnitedHealth Group

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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