27. New York

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The Wall Street bull in New York.

Category	Score	2018 Rank	2017 Rank	Grade
Workforce	224	32	39 (Tie)	C+
Infrastructure	158	44	45	D
Cost of Doing Business	110	42	47	D
Economy	156	23	33	C+
Quality of Life	202	14	19	B-
Technology & Innovation	172	4	8	A+
Education	149	3	5 (Tie)	A
Business Friendliness	24	48	45 (Tie)	F
Access to Capital	97	2	2	A+
Cost of Living	4	47	49	F
Overall	1296	27	38	-

Economic Profile

Governor: Andrew Cuomo, Democrat

Population: 19,849,399

GDP growth (Q4 2017): 0.0 percent

Unemployment rate (May 2018): 4.5 percent

Top corporate tax rate: 6.5 percent

Top individual income tax rate: 8.82 percent

Gasoline tax: 44.69 cents/gallon

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

Major private employers: Consolidated Edison, JPMorgan Chase

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