Top States For Business 2019: Alaska

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Category	Score	2019 Rank	2018 Rank	Grade
Workforce	239	27	33	C-
Economy	147	38	50	D+
Infrastructure	128	46	34	D-
Cost of Doing Business	79	48	47	F
Quality of Life	180	23	25	C
Education	48	49	45	F
Technology & Innovation	52	41	45	F
Business Friendliness	100	20	14	C+
Access to Capital	3	50	49	F
Cost of Living	7	44	46	F
Overall	983	47	50	-

Economic Profile

Governor: Mike Dunleavy, Republican

Population: 737,438

GDP growth (Q4 2018): 4.9%

Unemployment rate (May 2019): 6.4%

Top corporate tax rate: 9.4%

Top individual income tax rate: None

Gasoline tax: 14.34 cents/gallon

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

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

47. Alaska

The Last Frontier is rugged territory with high costs and poor infrastructure. But there is no other place like it.

Economic Profile

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