Hardest working states

WalletHub - WalletHub today released its report on 2026’s Hardest-Working States in America…. 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. South Dakota	11. Virginia
2. North Dakota	12. Kansas
3. Alaska	13. Oklahoma
4. Hawaii	14. Maryland
5. Wyoming	15. Colorado
6. Nebraska	16. Alabama
7. Texas	17. Montana
8. New Hampshire	18. Iowa
9. Tennessee	19. Indiana
10. Georgia	20. Wisconsin

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 1.8 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.
   
• Montana has the highest share of workers with multiple jobs, which is 2.5 times higher than in Alabama, the state with the lowest.

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