The 10 best states for work-life balance

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We’re entering a new era of work, one where employees will be forced to set their own boundaries between work and life — and these may be the best places to do it.

Career platform Lensa recently released their American Work-Life Balance index, which revealed the best and worst states for maintaining a healthy work-life balance. The study combined a number of factors, including employees’ average working hours, their average commute time, Glassdoor’s work-life balance score and a Well Being Index rank to produce an overall score.

Ranking: 6.91 out of 10
Average weekly hours worked: 39 hours
Average commute time: 28.1 minutes
Well-Being Index rank: 1st

Ranking: 6.92 out of 10
Average weekly hours worked: 39 hours
Average commute time: 19.8 minutes
Well-Being Index rank: 26th

Paola Peralta
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Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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