America’s 5 best and worst states презентация

ranked from 1 through 50.
The survey used these five measures for well-being:
Purpose: Enjoying your work and feeling a drive to reach goals.
Social: Having meaningful and supportive relationships.
Financial: Having enough money to be secure and relatively stress-free.
Community: Liking and feeling connected to where you live.
Physical: Being in good health.

a current unemployment rate of 6.7%, putting it near the bottom in the country.

The state relies heavily upon agriculture for economic development.

Mississippi’s largest employers include Wal-Mart and the University of Mississippi Medical Center

Overall
5th Worst

standing was middle-of-the-pack, with real weakness coming from a lack of community and social connections.

The largest employers in the state were Wal-Mart and the Cleveland Clinic Health System.

Overall
4th Worst

Ohio, Indiana is middle-of-the-road financially. It’s possible that low scores for social and communal ties come shrinking small farming towns.

Indiana’s largest employers include the Indiana University Medical Center and the Indiana University system in general.

Overall
3rd Worst

Kentucky’s financial scores are low, its unemployment rate (5.1%) is actually slightly lower than the national average (5.3%).

The state’s median household income of just over $42,000, however, is among the lowest in the country.

Kentucky’s largest employers include Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Ashland and Wal-Mart.

Overall
2nd Worst

A state that’s traditionally counted on the mining industry, West Virginia has the worst unemployment rate in the country: 7.2%.

The median household income is also among the lowest in the country.

West Virginia’s largest employers include West Virginia University Medical Center and Wal-Mart.

Overall: The Worst

social interactions may be sparse, the state is in good shape. Unemployment hovers at just 3.9%, and the state has relatively low inequality.

Montana’s primary industries are agriculture and mining, though travel and tourism are important as well.

The state’s largest employers include The Billings Clinic and Wal-Mart.

Overall
5th Best

12th

The country’s least-populous state has very healthy scores in the survey. Wyoming also has the third-lowest levels of inequality in the USA as measured by the Gini Coefficient.

Mining is the predominant industry in the state.

The largest employers in the state are the FE Warren Air Force Base and Wal-Mart.

Overall
4th Best

11th

Apparently, South Dakota is tops for friendship and community.

It’s also a pretty good place to live financially: unemployment sits at a low 3.8%.

South Dakota’s largest employers include IBP Hog Market and Avera Health.

Overall
3rd Best

Hawai’i residents reported that they were the healthiest in the country: financially and physically!

Unemployment sits at just 4.1% and tourism serves as the major industry.

The state’s largest employers include Altres Medical and the University of Hawai’i.

Overall
2nd Best

Alaska was the only state to rank in the top ten of every category. It also has the second-lowest level of inequality in the country, as measured by the Gini Coefficient.

Oil and gas exploration is the state’s biggest industry.

Alaska’s largest employers include the Anchorage International Airport and Providence Health.

Overall: The Best

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