The states were ranked based on CNBC‘s 2023 life, health and inclusion scores, which are part of the news outlet’s America’s Top States for Business ranking, and a variety of strengths and weaknesses, including healthcare, crime, worker protection, childcare, air quality and reproductive and voting rights.
Read more about the methodology here.
Here are the best states to work in:
- Vermont
- Maine
- New Jersey
- Minnesota
- Hawaii
- Oregon
- Washington
- Colorado (tie)
- Massachusetts (tie)
- Connecticut
Here are the worst states to work in:
- Texas
- Oklahoma
- Louisiana
- South Carolina (tie)
- Alabama (tie)
- Missouri
- Indiana
- Tennessee
- Arkansas
- Florida
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