From CNBC America’s Top States for Business 2011
#48 Hawaii
ECONOMIC PROFILE
- Governor: Neil Abercrombie (D)
- Population: 1,360,301
- GDP (2009 per capita): $45,308
- Unemployment rate (May 2011): 6.0 percent
- Foreclosure rate (May 2011): One per 573 households
- Budget gap (projected 2012): $410 million
- Corporate tax rate: 4.4-6.4 percent (7.92 percent financial institutions)
- Largest employers: Hilton Hotels, Starwood Hotels, Hawaiian Airlines
Sources: US Government, RealtyTrac, Center on Budget & Policy Priorities, Federation of Tax Administrators, Pacific Business News
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