25. California

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Category	Score	2018 Rank	2017 Rank	Grade
Workforce	261	12	10	B+
Infrastructure	203	24	22	C+
Cost of Doing Business	74	48	49	F
Economy	216	11	22 (Tie)	A-
Quality of Life	183	21	21	C
Technology & Innovation	181	1	2	A+
Education	89	32	28	D+
Business Friendliness	8	50	50	F
Access to Capital	100	1	1	A+
Cost of Living	2	49	48	F
Overall	1317	25	28	-

Economic Profile

Governor: Jerry Brown, Democrat

Population: 39,536,653

GDP growth (Q4 2017): 3.4 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2018): 4.2

Top corporate tax rate: 8.84 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 12.3 percent

Gasoline tax: 41.70 cents/gallon

Bond rating: (Moody's/S&P): Aa3, stable/AA-, stable

Major private employers: Kaiser Permanente, Apple

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

Overall Rankings 2018