CT Is Not One of America's Hardest-Working States, New Study

According to a new study from Wallet Hub, Connecticut isn't exactly winning any awards for being one of America's hardest-working states. In fact, the Nutmeg State landed at No. 35 out of all 50 states, which means we're officially closer to the bottom than the top.

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WalletHub looked at 10 different measurements to figure out which states work the hardest. They considered things like average hours worked each week, employment rates, people holding multiple jobs and how much leisure time residents actually have.

Connecticut's overall score was just 38.81, putting it at No. 35 nationally. The state did perform considerably better when it came to what WalletHub calls "indirect work factors," where Connecticut ranked 11th. Unfortunately, the state's ranking for direct work factors was much worse, coming in at No. 37.

And then there's New York, which somehow managed to do even worse. The Empire State ranked No. 43 overall with a score of 33.04. New York was also tied for 44th for average workweek hours, suggesting New Yorkers aren't exactly spending a ton of time punching the clock compared with residents of some other states.

At the very top of the list was South Dakota, followed by North Dakota and Alaska. South Dakota earned the No. 1 spot partly because it has an extremely high employment rate, along with a significant number of people working multiple jobs.

The study also points out that Americans work a lot compared with people in other countries, averaging around 1,800 hours per year. At the same time, plenty of workers don't even use all of their vacation days.

So maybe Connecticut and New York aren't necessarily lazy. Maybe we're just better at understanding the importance of leaving work at a reasonable hour and occasionally taking a day off. I'm choosing to believe that version.

Top 10 Hardest-Working States:

1. South Dakota

2. North Dakota

3. Alaska

4. Hawaii

5. Wyoming

6. Nebraska

7. Texas

8. New Hampshire

9. Tennessee

10. Georgia

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