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Category	Score	2019 Rank	2018 Rank	Grade
Workforce	204	38	41	D-
Economy	213	24	25	B-
Infrastructure	218	7	11	A-
Cost of Doing Business	236	8	8	A
Quality of Life	110	43	45	F
Education	107	14	18	B
Technology & Innovation	95	22	22	C+
Business Friendliness	90	27	27	C
Access to Capital	45	22	22	C+
Cost of Living	47	4	6	A+
Overall	1365	23	23	-

Economic Profile

Governor: Mike Parson, Republican

Population: 6,126,452

GDP growth (Q4 2018): 1.8%

Unemployment rate (May 2019): 3.3%

Top corporate tax rate: 6.25%

Top individual income tax rate: 5.4%

Gasoline tax: 17.35 cents/gallon

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

Major private employers: Wal-Mart, The Boeing Company, Monsanto Company

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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