49. Hawaii

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Category	Score	2017 Rank	2016 Rank
Workforce	188	48	48
Infrastructure	152	40	46
Cost of Doing Business	49	50	50
Economy	135	35 (Tie)	25
Quality of Life	268	1	1
Technology & Innovation	64	45	38
Education	90	30 (Tie)	43
Business Friendliness	29	47 (Tie)	46
Access to Capital	22	41 (Tie)	37
Cost of Living	1	50	50
Overall	998	49	49

Economic Profile

Governor: David Ige, Democrat

Population: 1,428,557

GDP growth (Q4 2016): 0.9 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2017): 2.7 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 6.4 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 8.25 percent

Gasoline tax: 44.22 cents/gallon

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

Major private employers: Bank of Hawaii, Corp., Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.

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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