All 50 states ranked by workforce

North Carolina — America's top state for business — also has the best workforce, according to a recent ranking from CNBC

The publication released its list of the top states for business July 11, ranking each state on 10 weighted criteria from cost of living to infrastructure. This year, the workforce category carried the most weight. CNBC analyzed states' workforces by measuring their concentration of STEM workers; workers carrying college degrees, associate degrees or industry certifications; state worker training programs and right-to-work laws; net migration of educated workers; and worker productivity. 

Here's how the publication ranked each state by its workforce: 

1. North Carolina

2. Texas

3. Arizona

4. Delaware

5. Washington

6. Utah

7. Virginia

8. Georgia

9 (tie). Tennessee

9 (tie). Colorado

11. Nevada

12. California

13. Massachusetts

14. Oregon

15. Florida

16. New Jersey

17. Minnesota

18. Wyoming

19. Rhode Island

20. Idaho

21. Connecticut

22. Maine

23. Iowa

24 (tie). Michigan

24 (tie). Pennsylvania

26. Alaska

27. New Mexico 

28 (tie). Illinois

28 (tie). Maryland

30. Kansas

31 (tie). South Carolina

31 (tie). Arkansas

33. Kentucky

34. New Hampshire

35. Indiana

36 (tie). Nebraska

36 (tie). Oklahoma

38. Wisconsin

39. Ohio

40. Hawaii

41. Vermont

42. Montana

43. North Dakota

44. Alabama

45. Mississippi

46. New York 

47. South Dakota

48. Louisiana

49. Missouri

50. West Virginia 

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