Wallet Hub has once again released their numbers on work in America in order to find the Hardest and Laziest states in the Union.  The ranking is based on 10 metrics that delve into things like average workweek hours, employment rates, average volunteer hours per resident, and more.  The data is then compiled, crunched, and analyzed to find which state holds it's nose to the grindstone the most.

First the laziest: Michigan.  The 10th most populated state comes in dead last on this list, mostly because of the scores in the "Most leisure time per resident,"  and "Lowest workweek hours" categories.  The hardest working state? That would be Alaska.  The residents of the Last Frontier State work more per week and take off less for vacation every year than any other state in the US.

Now down to the nitty-gritty.  Between Texas and Louisiana who is the hardest working?  According to this study, it's the Lone Star State!  Texas ranks as the 7th hardest working state, while Louisiana came in at a very respectable 18th place.

Here is the entire list via WalletHub:

1Alaska68.5424
2North Dakota66.19138
3Wyoming61.73326
4South Dakota61.41413
5Nebraska60.97512
6New Hampshire58.0373
7Texas57.34632
8Colorado54.98815
9Virginia54.62128
10Kansas53.97921
11Oklahoma53.721022
12Maryland52.51137
13Hawaii51.291134
14Iowa50.891417
15Vermont48.77242
16Idaho47.701623
17Minnesota47.53189
18Louisiana45.411543
19Wisconsin45.12285
20Utah45.06351
21Georgia44.691739
22Delaware42.993111
23Tennessee42.811942
24Indiana42.712137
25New Jersey42.673014
26Maine42.66366
27Montana42.302336
28South Carolina41.792535
29North Carolina41.462730
30New York40.684010
31Missouri40.602640
32Mississippi40.552246
33Arkansas40.502049
34California40.423328
35Massachusetts39.573924
36Connecticut39.364118
37Illinois39.343827
38Washington39.084316
39Florida38.343241
40Arizona38.324225
41Alabama38.252944
42Pennsylvania36.694419
43Kentucky36.243447
44Nevada34.923750
45Ohio34.034531
46Oregon32.535020
47New Mexico31.894829
48West Virginia30.944733
49Rhode Island29.344648
50Michigan28.944945

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