25. New Hampshire

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CATEGORY	SCORE	2019 Rank	2018 Rank	GRADE
Workforce	302	8	19	B+
Economy	169	34	22	C-
Infrastructure	131	45	49	D-
Cost of Doing Business	121	40	40	D+
Quality of Life	232	5	5	B
Education	108	13	2	B
Technology & Innovation	87	29	26	C
Business Friendliness	168	1	1	A+
Access to Capital	23	35	41	D
Cost of Living	14	37	39	D
Overall	1355	25	24	-

Economic Profile

Governor: Chris Sununu, Republican

Population: 1,356,458

GDP growth (Q4 2018): 1.7%

Unemployment rate (May 2019): 2.4%

Top corporate tax rate: 7.7%

Top individual income tax rate: 5%

Gasoline tax: 23.83 cents/gallon

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

Major private employers: Demoulas & Market Basket, Albany International

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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