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The US states with the happiest and unhappiest workers revealed

The states with the highest and lowest job satisfaction
1 Happiest. Hawaii
2. Alaska
3. Wyoming
4. New Mexico
5. West Virginia
6. Maine
7. Nevada
8. South Dakota
9. Louisiana
10. Montana
11. California
12. Arkansas
13. Idaho
14. Florida
15. Mississippi
16. Utah
17. Virginia
18. Texas
19. Arizona
20. Kansas
21. Indiana
22. Georgia
23. Oklahoma
24. Nebraska
25. Minnesota
26. Iowa
27. Maryland
28. Delaware
29. Vermont
30. South Carolina
31. Tennessee
32. New York
33. North Carolina
34. Colorado
35. Wisconsin
36. Missouri
37. Kentucky
38. Michigan
39. New Jersey
40. Illinois
41. Connecticut
42. North Dakota
43. Alabama
44. Washington
45. Ohio
46. New Hampshire
47. Oregon
48. Rhode Island
49. Pennsylvania
50. Massachusetts
51 Unhappiest. District of Columbia
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The states with the highest and lowest job satisfaction

Love every minute of your job or can't wait to tender your resignation? It might have something to do with where you live, according to a survey by career test platform Sokanu. Employees were asked about five areas of their career and general wellbeing: purpose, social, financial, community and physical, with questions ranging from “Do you like what you do each day?” to “How's your health and energy?”. Read on to find out where your state ranks for workplace wellbeing.

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Daniel Coughlin

06 February 2018

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