47. Alaska

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Category	Score	2017 Rank	2016 Rank
Workforce	281	25	38
Infrastructure	170	35	37
Cost of Doing Business	107	42	41
Economy	58	48	41
Quality of Life	179	22	20
Technology & Innovation	68	41 (Tie)	41
Education	70	42	37
Business Friendliness	90	20 (Tie)	25
Access to Capital	5	49	36
Cost of Living	5	46	45
Overall	1033	47	45

Economic Profile

Governor: Bill Walker, Independent

Population: 741,894

GDP growth (Q4 2016): 0.5 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2017): 6.7 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 9.4 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 0 percent

Gasoline tax: 12.25 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook (Moody's, S&P): Aa2, AA+ Watch Negative

Major private employers: Providence Health & Services, General Communication

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 cents/gallon federal tax), Moody's Investor Service, S&P Global Market Intelligence

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