#35 New York
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Governor: Andrew Cuomo (D)
Population: 19,570,261
GDP growth: 1.3 percent
Unemployment rate (May 2013): 7.6 percent
Top corporate rate: 7.1 percent
Top individual tax rate: 8.82 percent
Gasoline tax: 50.5 cents/gallon
Bond rating/outlook: Aa2/Stable
Major private employers: Catholic Health Services, Capital Brokers Corp., Stony Brook University, Continuum Health Partners, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, North Shore-LIJ Health System, IBM, LaGuardia Airport, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Carestream Health Inc.
Economic profile sources: American Petroleum Institute (April 2013), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2012), Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2013 release), CareerOneStop, Moody's Investors Service (senior-most tax-backed ratings), National Governors Association, Tax Foundation (2013), U.S. Census Bureau (2012 estimate)
