31. Illinois

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Category	Score	2017 Rank	2016 Rank
Workforce	282	24	16 (Tie)
Infrastructure	180	24	16 (Tie)
Cost of Doing Business	175	30 (Tie)	24 (Tie)
Economy	84	45	34 (Tie)
Quality of Life	149	27	35
Technology & Innovation	152	12	11
Education	112	24	4
Business Friendliness	29	47 (Tie)	48
Access to Capital	88	5 (Tie)	1
Cost of Living	30	21	34
Overall	1281	31	24

Economic Profile

Governor: Bruce Rauner, Republican

Population: 12,801,539

GDP growth (Q4 2016): 1.7 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2017): 4.6 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 7.75 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 3.75 percent

Gasoline tax: 33.75 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook(Moody's, S&P): Baa3, BBB- watch negative

Major private employers: Sears Holding Corp., McDonald's Corp.

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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