41. Arkansas

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Category	Score	2017 Rank	2016 Rank
Workforce	231	37	34
Infrastructure	200	12 (Tie)	21 (Tie)
Cost of Doing Business	248	7 (Tie)	9
Economy	140	32	32
Quality of Life	94	47	50
Technology & Innovation	56	48	47
Education	75	38	36
Business Friendliness	51	39	42
Access to Capital	33	32 (Tie)	39
Cost of Living	47	4	3
Overall	1175	41	41

Economic Profile

Governor: Asa Hutchinson, Republican

Population: 2,988,248

GDP growth (Q4 2016): 0.5 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2017): 3.4 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 6.5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 6.9 percent

Gasoline tax: 22 cents/gallon

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

Major private employers: Tyson Foods, Wal-Mart Stores

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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