2024’s Hardest-Working States – WalletHub Study

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With only 48% of Americans having used all of their paid time off last year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2024’s Hardest-Working States in America, as well as expert commentary, to find out where Americans are putting in the most effort, as well as where people might need to take a break.

WalletHub compared the 50 states across ten key metrics. The data set ranges from the average number of hours worked per week to the share of workers with multiple jobs to the average leisure time spent per day.

Top 20 Hardest-Working States in America

1. North Dakota

2. Alaska

3. Nebraska

4. Wyoming

5. South Dakota

6. Maryland

7. Texas

8. Colorado

9. New Hampshire

10. Kansas

11. Virginia

12. Oklahoma

13. Georgia

14. Hawaii

15. Tennessee

16. Mississippi

17. Iowa

18. Alabama

19. Louisiana

20. Missouri

Key Stats

• Alaska has the longest hours worked per week, which is 12 percent longer than in Utah, the state with the shortest.
  
• New York has the longest average commute time, which is 1.9 times longer than in South Dakota, the state with the shortest.
  
• Mississippi has the highest share of workers leaving vacation time unused, which is 1.6 times higher than in Ohio, the state with the lowest.
  
• Maine has the highest share of workers with multiple jobs, which is 2.5 times higher than in Florida, the state with the lowest.

To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/hardest-working-states-in-america/52400

Average Workweek Hours

Highest

• 1. Alaska
• T-2. Texas
• T-2. Wyoming
• T-4. Louisiana
• T-4. North Dakota

Lowest

• T-45. Connecticut
• T-45. Massachusetts
• 47. Oregon
• 48. Rhode Island
• 49. Vermont
• 50. Utah