THE HARDEST WORKING STATES IN THE U.S.

A new study conducted by WalletHub looked for the Hardest Working States In America. The study examined all 50 states based on average workweek hours, employment rate, idle youth, average commute time, average leisure time spent per day, and other factors to determine rankings.
(full list here: https://wallethub.com/edu/hardest-working-states-in-america/52400)
The Top Ten Hardest Working States:
1. Alaska
2. North Dakota
3. Nebraska
4. South Dakota
5. Texas
6. Wyoming
7. Oklahoma
8. Virginia
9. New Hampshire
10. Kansas
* Alaska’s #1 ’cause you burn a lot of calories rubbing your hands together so they don’t freeze.
* Yeah, maybe Texas has been working a little too hard at things lately, and they need to take a nap.
* North Dakota is #2 because every morning you wake up and have to work real hard to convince yourself to stay in North Dakota.

The Bottom Twelve (because we wanted to get California in there)
39. California
40. Nevada
41. Massachusetts
42. New Jersey
43. Illinois
44. Oregon
45. Michigan
46. Rhode Island
47. Connecticut
48. New York
49. West Virginia
50. New Mexico
* I don’t want to say New Mexico is lazy, but their state song is the snore.
* Not a lot of motivation in New Jersey ’cause no matter what you do, at the end of the day you’re still in New Jersey.
* At least West Virginia worked hard enough to come in ahead of New Mexico.