10 worst states for job seekers

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Job hunting is never easy, and a tight job market has created some less-than-stellar opportunities for job seekers in some states, putting the onus on benefits managers to create the right benefits plans to keep the best talent within an organization.

Personal-finance website WalletHub released a ranking of states with the worst job opportunities. To determine its list, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 24 key indicators of job-market strength, opportunity and economic vitality.

Total score: 48.93 (out of 100)
Job market rank: 38 (out of 50)
Economic environment rank: 33 (out of 50)

Total score: 48.85
Job market rank: 34
Economic environment rank: 42

Nick Otto
Former senior editor

Nick Otto is a former senior editor of Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit Adviser.


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