Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted August 28, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 28, 2018 WTF Michigan...you are dead last! Americans are hard workers, putting in an average of 1,783 hours per year, according to the World Economic Forum. That’s about 300 hours per year more than Germans work, but about 450 less than Mexicans do. Even when given the chance to not work as hard, many Americans won’t. In fact, 52% of Americans didn’t use all of their available vacation days in 2017. However, while it may seem as if workers are happily pursuing the American Dream, many individuals’ reasons for working hard may not be so pleasant. Some fear that if they take time off they will look less dedicated to the job than other employees, risking a layoff. Others worry about falling behind on their work or worry that the normal workflow will not be able to function without them. It is possible to work hard without overdoing it, though. Hard work is key to success, and the people of some states understand that better than others. To determine where Americans work the hardest, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 10 key indicators. They range from average workweek hours to share of workers with multiple jobs to annual volunteer hours per resident. Read on for the results, insight from a panel of experts and a full description of our methodology. 1MAIN FINDINGS2ASK THE EXPERTS 3METHODOLOGY Main Findings 115050 EMBED ON YOUR WEBSITE Hardest-Working States in the U.S. Overall Rank* State Total Score ‘Direct Work Factors’ Rank ‘Indirect Work Factors’ Rank 1 Alaska 68.54 2 4 2 North Dakota 66.19 1 38 3 Wyoming 61.73 3 26 4 South Dakota 61.41 4 13 5 Nebraska 60.97 5 12 6 New Hampshire 58.03 7 3 7 Texas 57.34 6 32 8 Colorado 54.98 8 15 9 Virginia 54.62 12 8 10 Kansas 53.97 9 21 11 Oklahoma 53.72 10 22 12 Maryland 52.51 13 7 13 Hawaii 51.29 11 34 14 Iowa 50.89 14 17 15 Vermont 48.77 24 2 16 Idaho 47.70 16 23 17 Minnesota 47.53 18 9 18 Louisiana 45.41 15 43 19 Wisconsin 45.12 28 5 20 Utah 45.06 35 1 21 Georgia 44.69 17 39 22 Delaware 42.99 31 11 23 Tennessee 42.81 19 42 24 Indiana 42.71 21 37 25 New Jersey 42.67 30 14 26 Maine 42.66 36 6 27 Montana 42.30 23 36 28 South Carolina 41.79 25 35 29 North Carolina 41.46 27 30 30 New York 40.68 40 10 31 Missouri 40.60 26 40 32 Mississippi 40.55 22 46 33 Arkansas 40.50 20 49 34 California 40.42 33 28 35 Massachusetts 39.57 39 24 36 Connecticut 39.36 41 18 37 Illinois 39.34 38 27 38 Washington 39.08 43 16 39 Florida 38.34 32 41 40 Arizona 38.32 42 25 41 Alabama 38.25 29 44 42 Pennsylvania 36.69 44 19 43 Kentucky 36.24 34 47 44 Nevada 34.92 37 50 45 Ohio 34.03 45 31 46 Oregon 32.53 50 20 47 New Mexico 31.89 48 29 48 West Virginia 30.94 47 33 49 Rhode Island 29.34 46 48 50 Michigan 28.94 49 45 https://wallethub.com/edu/hardest-working-states-in-america/52400/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted August 28, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 28, 2018 Perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motonoggin Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Cuz we work smarter, not harder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidude600 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Damn...... 50th?? It's all those skilled trades auto workers playing cards in the break room till they're called for a job. Isn't that right AMG? "Cleanup in aisle 4" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motonoggin Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 6 minutes ago, Skidude600 said: Damn...... 50th?? It's all those skilled trades auto workers playing cards in the break room till they're called for a job. Isn't that right AMG? "Cleanup in aisle 4" No way, he works 700 hours a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Should we compare this to the states of "takers" vs "givers" to compare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motonoggin Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 1 minute ago, racer254 said: Should we compare this to the states of "takers" vs "givers" to compare? Why not? Post it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 #6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidude600 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 9 minutes ago, motonoggin said: No way, he works 700 hours a week Yeah cause working 700 hrs and being "there" 700 hrs are one and the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 From 2012 https://scotterb.wordpress.com/2012/08/06/givers-vs-takers/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEFF Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 30 minutes ago, Mainecat said: #6 I thought you worked out of MA? 35. More fitting for you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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