Labor Day: The Hardest-Working States in America

Labor Day: The Hardest-Working States in America

Believe it or not, Monday is Labor Day.  And in general, Americans put in more hours at work than people in most other countries.

The average in the U.S. is around 1,800 hours. That’s MORE than people in Canada, Australia, Japan, or the U.K.  But LESS than people in Mexico, Chile, and Korea.

But which state has the HARDEST workers?  Well, not Michigan.  An annual study ranked all 50 states based on things like employment rates, hours worked, average commute, and how much free time people have in general.

According to the results, the 10 hardest-working states are:  South Dakota . . . North Dakota . . . Alaska . . . Hawaii . . . Wyoming . . . Nebraska . . . Texas . . . New Hampshire . . . Tennessee . . . Georgia.

Michigan ranked dead-last, followed by Oregon . . . New Jersey . . . Ohio . . . Nevada . . . Rhode Island . . . California . . . New York . . . West Virginia . . . and Pennsylvania.

(WalletHub.com has the full breakdown.)