A new study has uncovered the hardest-working states in the US, and we have a feeling New Yorkers won’t be terribly pleased with the results.
While Empire State has earned the title of one of the most fun states in the nation, it’s apparently also one of the laziest. Wallethub explored 10 key indicators — including average workweek hours, employment rate, and idle youth hours — to uncover where every location falls in The Land of Opportunity.
Are you ready for the results? Brace yourself.
What are the hardest-working states in the US?
According to the study, New York is nestled at the bottom of the list…in second-to-last place. That’s right folks, New York is the 49th most hard-working state, even though New Yorkers struggle the most to unwind after a workday.
This is certainly concerning, considering another study labeled NYC as the worst place to start a career. But Frank Sinatara told us if we could make it here, we could make it anywhere. Now we’re just confused!
- North Dakota
- Alaska
- Nebraska
- Wyoming
- South Dakota
- Maryland
- Texas
- Colorado
- New Hampshire
- Kansas
- Virginia
- Oklahoma
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Tennessee
- Mississippi
- Iowa
- Alabama
- Louisiana
- Missouri
- Minnesota
- Maine
- North Carolina
- Indiana
- Montana
- South Carolina
- Idaho
- Utah
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Vermont
- Arizona
- Wisconsin
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
- Delaware
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- California
- Illinois
- Oregon
- Ohio
- New Jersey
- Rhode Island
- Nevada
- Connecticut
- New Mexico
- Michigan
- New York
- West Virginia
Needless to say, we New Yorkers haven’t necessarily earned bragging rights, and neither has the northeast, truth be told. All 10 indicators were split up in to two categories: direct work factors (like employment rate and unused vacation times) that equated to 80 points, and indirect work factors (such as average commute time) that equated to 20 points.
Regardless of how the results were calculated, we’re still comforting our egos during this unprecedented time. While yes, we expect NYC to be considered the most congested city in the world and one of the most expensive cities in the world, we assumed the state as a whole would perform better where careers are concerned. Here’s hoping the next study works in our favor.
Visit Wallethub to explore the study in full.