BALTIMORE, MD—With Americans working an average of over 1,800 hours per year and with Labor Day right around the corner, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2025’s Hardest-Working States in America.
Maryland cracked the top ten coming at No. 9. North Dakota topped the list with Alaska in second place.
In order to determine where Americans work the hardest, WalletHub compared the 50 states across ten key metrics. The data set ranges from average workweek hours to share of workers with multiple jobs to annual volunteer hours per resident.
How Hard Does Maryland Work? (1=Best, 25=Avg.):
- Overall Rank: 9th
- 26th – Avg. Workweek Hours
- 2nd – Avg. Commute Time
- 11th – Employment Rate
- 20th – Annual Volunteer Hours per Resident
- 16th – Avg. Leisure Time Spent per Day
“It’s undeniable that America has fostered a culture of hard work, with people working longer hours than residents of other developed countries and often leaving vacation time on the table,” said WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo. “Working hard is commendable, but people in the hardest-working states may need to consider taking a break once in a while, as a lack of leisure time can have a negative impact on people’s physical and mental health.”
“North Dakota is the hardest-working state, in part because it has the third-highest employment rate in the country, at nearly 98%,” Lupo added. “Plus, workers ages 16 to 64 in North Dakota work an average of 39.6 hours per week, the fourth-most in the country. People in the Roughrider State have the 11th-lowest amount of leisure time per day, and 33.5% of workers leave some vacation time unused, the second-highest percentage.”
The full report can be viewed online here at WalletHub.
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