New research from SelectSoftware Reviews has named Alaska as the state with the happiest employees, while Georgia faces challenges with the worst job satisfaction. The study measured performance in key metrics across all 50 states and awarded each a happiness score out of 100 to reveal job satisfaction.
The index evaluated factors such as annual wages, quit rates, injuries, commute times, PTO laws, weekly working hours, and general state happiness scores out of 300.
Alaska clinched the first place spot with shorter average work weeks of 31.3 hours, a generous average wage of $52,000 per annum, and an overall job satisfaction score of 69.96. Second place, at a total score of 56.64, is Rhode Island, followed by North Dakota in third with a score of 56.40, Colorado in fourth with a score of 55.76, and Minnesota in fifth with a score of 55.26.
Wisconsin landed solidly in the states’ unhappier half at the No. 34 spot, with a score of 36.49.
The bottom five states with the unhappiest employees, respectively, were Georgia, scoring 29.62; Texas, scoring 30.36; Florida, scoring 30.46; South Carolina, scoring 31.65; and New York, scoring 31.51.
