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Texas #8
69.0 composite of 100 Based on 61% of intended metrics
GA
Greg Abbott R
Mayor · since 2015-01-20
Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18
Establishment entry rate (new business formation)12.482% · Census BDS 2022 ·
67.3
Job creation rate17.615% · Census BDS 2022 ·
59.6
Nonfarm job growth (YoY)0.58% · April 2026 ·
81.1
Not yet sourced: Metro GDP growth (BEA metro GDP key blocked by signup CAPTCHA); Business survival rate (BLS BED ingest pending); Cost of doing business (C2ER + Tax Foundation feed pending).