Forbes recently released its ranking of America's best states for business and best states for future job growth — and Georgia ranked among the top 15 for both categories.
The state ranked at No. 11 for the best states for business with a metro population of 10,160,200, gross state product of $476 billion, college attainment of 29 percent and a projected annual job growth of 2.4 percent.
Georgia's 2.4 percent projected annual job growth also ranked the state at No. 5 on Forbes' best states for future job growth.
Here are the top 15 best states for business according to Forbes:
- Utah
- North Carolina
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- Colorado
- Texas
- Virginia
- Indiana
- South Dakota
- Washington
- Georgia
- Oregon
- Minnesota
- Iowa
- Ohio
And the top 10 best states for future job growth:
- Arizona, 3.1 percent
- Nevada, 2.9 percent
- Florida, 2.7 percent
- Utah, 2.5 percent
- Georgia, 2.4 percent
- Oregon, 2.4 percent
- Washington, 2.3 percent
- Idaho, 2.2 percent
- South Carolina, 2.2 percent
- California, 2.1 percent
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