Connecticut ranks among the six worst states to do business, according to the latest survey from Chief Executive magazine.
The state was No. 45 on the magazine’s 2010 survey of more than 600 CEOs on the best and worst for business.
The Nutmeg State ranked in the bottom third for overall business climate for the 2010 fiscal year (38th), and its level of unemployment insurance taxes (34th).
Its best rank was No. 23 for its five-year average in gross domestic product.
Connecticut ranked 38th overall in the 2009 Chief Executive survey.
After Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Michigan, New York and California ranked successively on the 2010 list of worst states for business, the magazine said. Puerto Rico also is counted in the survey.
Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Nevada were the best five states for business.
