WalletHub, a credit reporting and financial advice website, analyzed 24 key indicators of job-market strength, opportunity and economic vitality. The data extended from employment growth to median annual income to average commute times.
Washington, Colorado and New Hampshire top the list. At the bottom are Kentucky, Louisiana and lastly, West Virginia.
Ohio and top-, bottom-ranked states
| Rank | State |
|---|---|
| 1. | Washington |
| 2. | Colorado |
| 3. | New Hampshire |
| 4. | South Dakota |
| 5. | New Jersey |
| 6. | Minnesota |
| 7. | Massachusetts |
| 8. | California |
| 9. | Tennessee |
| 10. | Florida |
| 34. | Ohio |
| 46. | Mississippi |
| 47. | Alabama |
| 48. | Kentucky |
| 49. | Louisiana |
| 50. | West Virginia |
Source: WalletHub
Last year, median hourly wages for Ohio workers rose to $16.61 after several years of decline, according to a Policy Matters Ohio report. But those wages are far below those more than 30 years ago in inflation-adjusted dollars, attributed in large part that most of the fastest-growing jobs in the state are disproportionately low-paying.
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