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Washington state is seeing the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs, with businesses putting investment decisions "on hold" until the nation's trade conflicts are resolved, Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee told CNBC.
CNBC unveils its 12th annual America's Top States for Business study. See where your state ranks in 2018.
Texas claims the top spot in CNBC's 2018 America’s Top States for Business rankings. The energy sector is turbocharging the state's $1.6 trillion economy.
We think of the 50 states as being divided by red or blue political leanings, but each state has a more deeply rooted psychology, with centuries of history that controls whether it rises or falls.
Gov. Greg Abbott urges President Trump to implement a U.S. trade policy that won't hurt The Lone Star State's economic growth.
Washington state, home to corporate giants like Boeing and Amazon, also has a huge agriculture industry, and those farm workers will suffer in a trade war, says Gov. Jay Inslee.
Legalizing sports betting and recreational marijuana could potentially generate hundreds of millions in much needed revenue by creating thousands of jobs and promoting tourism. But some serious legislative hurdles must be vaulted first.
CNBC ranks the top 10 states to live in 2018. They get the top marks for low crime, inclusiveness, a strong health system and a healthy environment.
CNBC's 2018 America's Top States for Business, announced Tuesday, reveals new insight into the strengths and weaknesses of city finalists vying for Amazon's coveted $5 billion second headquarters.
Over decades a flood of refugees have helped revitalize Utica, New York's Rust Belt economy, while adding cultural diversity to the city's social fabric.
Alaska plummets to the bottom of CNBC's Top States for Business in 2018, plagued by a budget crisis and high unemployment.
New York and Idaho showed the most improvement in CNBC's 2018 America's Top States for Business study, while North Dakota suffered the biggest decline, due to rising oil prices that hurt its shale oil industry.
The cost of living in the U.S. can vary drastically from state to state. CNBC has ranked the top 10 states that will cost you the most in 2018.
From lack of health care and attractions to high crime rates and disease, these are the worst states in the U.S. for quality of life.
CNBC uses government data to evaluate each state’s roads, bridges, ports, airports, rail networks and utilities. Here is a list of the 10 U.S. states with the worst infrastructure.
Although some states, like Alaska and North Dakota, are cutting jobs, other states are more than making up for the slack. Here are the 10 states where job growth is at an all-time high.
There are 6.7 million job openings across the country and not enough skilled workers to fill them. Tesla, Google, J.P. Morgan, Dow Chemical and Panasonic are all engaged in job-training initiatives designed to upskill Americans.
As job opportunities emerge nationwide more Americans are looking for the most affordable places to live so they can relocate. CNBC rated all 50 states based on the cost of living to come up with the 10 least expensive places to live in 2018.
Texas is on the front lines of the immigration border war, but Gov. Greg Abbott is focused on the state's booming economy, with records being set in job creation and new-business formation.
CNBC analyzed the latest government data to measure every state’s roads, bridges, airports, rail networks, ports, water utilities, even the time it takes to commute to work. See which 10 are have the best infrastructure in the nation.
States are in a heated battle for skilled talent, especially for STEM jobs. But some states are managing to bridge the skills gap. Here are the top 10 states leading the nation in the quality of its workforces.
Home prices in Washington state rose nearly 4% in the first quarter, the most in the nation, and more than 13% from one year ago. Experts say the market is now vulnerable to rising interest rates and job losses due to tariffs.
Past Rankings
CNBC unveils its 9th annual America's Top States for Business. See where your state ranks.
CNBC unveils its 8th annual America's Top States for Business--see where your state ranks.
Where did your state rank last year? How will it stack up in 2014? America's Top States for Business is coming this June.
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The war between the states for business and jobs has never been more intense. Nor has it ever been more complicated, thanks to worker shortages, immigration crackdowns, trade tensions and tax reforms. Then there are this November’s elections, with 36 states choosing governors. But what gives some states the edge and leaves others bringing up the rear? America’s Top States for Business will put it all in perspective.
Every year since 2007, CNBC’s exclusive study has ranked all 50 states based on their scores in ten categories of competitiveness. This year’s study subjects the states to 64 metrics across those categories. The tried and true methodology rates the states based on the attributes that matter most to business. To do that, we scour every state’s economic development marketing materials to see what they are pitching to business. The more frequently a selling point appears, the more weight it carries in the study.