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10 best states for job seekers

A competitive job market often means a higher employee turnover rate, which costs companies time and money. A recent study from WalletHub shows which states have the best job opportunities — insight benefit managers might want to use to beef up offerings to help deter current employees from leaving.

In order to determine the most attractive states for employment, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 24 key indicators of job-market strength, opportunity and economic vitality. Those sections were filtered into two major categories: job market (which includes metrics such as job opportunities, employment growth and job satisfaction) and economic environmental (which includes metrics such as median annual income, average number of hours in a work week and earned income-tax credit). For its ranking, the personal-finance website used data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor and Gallup-Healthways, among others.
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Downtown Tallahassee Florida skyline at night. Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida in Leon County. It is an inland city in the Florida Panhandle. Tallahassee is known for its southern hospitality, oak-canopied roads, vibrant arts scene, and its universities

10. Florida

Job market ranking: 29
Economic environmental rating: 6
Total score: 60.79
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9. Tennessee

Job market ranking: 23
Economic environmental rating: 6
Total score: 61.01
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8. California

Job market ranking: 12
Economic environmental rating: 15
Total score: 61.19
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7. Massachusetts

Job market ranking: 2
Economic environmental rating: 29
Total score: 61.51
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"Downtown Saint Paul, MN skyline with trees in the foreground and a blue sky with clouds in the background. St. Paul is part of the Twin Cities Minneapolis - Saint Paul metropolitan area."

6. Minnesota

Job market ranking: 4
Economic environmental rating: 21
Total score: 62.00
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The New Jersey State House in Trenton.

5. New Jersey

Job market ranking: 19
Economic environmental rating: 5
Total score: 62.88
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South Dakota state capitol building in Pierre, SD.

4. South Dakota

Job market ranking: 10
Economic environmental rating: 7
Total score: 63.81
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The New Hampshire State House is the state capitol building of New Hampshire, located in Concord

3. New Hampshire

Job market ranking: 6
Economic environmental rating: 8
Total score: 65.37
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2. Colorado

Job market ranking: 1
Economic environmental rating: 19
Total score: 65.67
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"I photographed this fine building on the morning of October 22, 2010 using two frames of 6x7 cm Ektar 100 film, shot sequentially from one camera position using a shift lens. This view is from the south of the capitol building. Olympia, Washington."

1. Washington

Job market ranking: 11
Economic environmental rating: 1
Total score: 70.24


For WalletHub's full report, click here.
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