From quit rates to salary growth, here's how the US states rank for workers.
A healthy workplace culture is crucial to keeping employees happy and holding onto them — but there are many factors involved in making somewhere a good place to work, and some parts of the country provide more of them than others.
People Managing People wanted to know what workplace culture looks like across the US, so they compared the country's states on factors like quit rate, salary growth, and worker benefits, and ranked them from best to worst. The data used is from 2021 to 2024.
The District of Columbia had the best workplace culture overall, with high salaries, low quit rates, and comprehensive benefits. Second place went to New York, while Illinois ranked third.
The poorest-ranking state was Idaho, where, despite salaries growing by more than 16 percent between 2021 and 2023, the average employee received the comparatively low pay of just $55,640 a year.
Wyoming was home to the second-worst workplace culture in the US, followed by Montana.
When it comes to the rate of individuals leaving their jobs, Alaska (3.8 percent), Wyoming (3.7 percent,) and Montana (three percent) had the highest in the study.
There were only four states where more women reported having employer insurance than men: Vermont, Alaska, California, and Florida.
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