8. Utah

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Category	Score	2017 Rank	2016 Rank
Workforce	297	18	12
Infrastructure	212	9	13
Cost of Doing Business	193	24 (Tie)	19 (Tie)
Economy	247	4	3
Quality of Life	186	20	13
Technology & Innovation	131	18 (Tie)	16
Education	82	34 (Tie)	23
Business Friendliness	100	16	10
Access to Capital	66	18 (Tie)	24
Cost of Living	34	17	22
Overall	1548	8	1

Economic Profile

Governor: Gary Herbert, Republican

Population: 3,051,217

GDP growth (Q4 2016): 3.2 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2017): 3.2 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 5 percent

Gasoline tax: 29.41 cents/gallon

Bond rating/outlook (Moody's, S&P): Aaa, AAA stable

Major private employers: Intermountain Health Care, Extra Space Storage

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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