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Economic Profile
Governor: Steve Sisolak, Democrat
Population: 3,034,392
GDP growth (Q4 2018): 2.8%
Unemployment rate (May 2019): 4%
Top corporate tax rate: None (levies a gross receipts tax)
Top individual income tax rate: None
Gasoline tax: 33.78 cents/gallon
Bond rating (Moody's/S&P): Aa2, stable/AA, positive
Major private employers: Wynn Las Vegas, Las Vegas Sands
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
