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Report ranks best, worst states for finding jobs

Washington also ranked highest for its economic environment

WalletHub on Wednesday put out a report ranking how the 50 states stack up to find jobs.

The personal finance website’s 2022 “Best & Worst States for Jobs” report named Washington as the best overall to find a job. Meanwhile, West Virginia came in 50th place in the overall ranking.

WalletHub calculated the overall rankings for the states by comparing them on two categories, job market and economic environment. Under those two categories, there were a total of 35 weighted metrics like job opportunities, employment growth, job satisfaction, median annual income, monthly average starting salary and average commute time.

According to WalletHub’s overall rankings, the 10 best states to find jobs are the following:

  • Washington
  • Vermont
  • New Hampshire
  • Colorado
  • Minnesota
  • Rhode Island
  • Massachusetts
  • Virginia
  • Connecticut
  • New Jersey

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