38. New York

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Category	Score	2017 Rank	2016 Rank
Workforce	224	39 (Tie)	35
Infrastructure	140	45	43
Cost of Doing Business	84	47	44
Economy	138	33	10
Quality of Life	189	19	22
Technology & Innovation	163	8	4
Education	147	5 (Tie)	8
Business Friendliness	32	45 (Tie)	45
Access to Capital	97	2	11
Cost of Living	2	49	49
Overall	1216	38	29

Economic Profile

Governor: Andrew Cuomo, Democrat

Population: 19,745,289

GDP growth (Q4 2016): 0.4 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2017): 4.4 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 6.5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 8.82 percent

Gasoline tax: 43.54 cents/gallon

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

Major private employers: Consolidated Edison, JPMorgan Chase

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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