Lone Star State ranks 12 among best states to find a job
by Allen Jones, TEXPERS Communications Manager
If something can be measured, Texas often can be found near
the top of national rankings.
Measured by land area, Texas
is the second largest state in the United States. All that land is perfect
for people to spread out in. With more than 29 million people, the Lone Star State also is the
second largest ranked by population. All those people help make it the third
best state to find a date. And, if you know a teenager, you may feel a bit better
knowing they are more likely to be safe driving the roads of Texas. It is,
after all, the
fifth best state for teen drivers – meaning fewer fatalities and lower
costs for car maintenance.
Texas is also one
of the best states to find a job, according to a new report from the
financial experts over at WalletHub. It ranked 12 out of 50 states. It isn’t quite
the Top 10, but still isn’t bad.
In April alone, the U.S. added more
than 263,000 new jobs, resulting in the
lowest unemployment rate since December 1969. It makes for a tight labor
market, but there are still places with plenty of jobs.
WalletHub compared the 50 states across 33 key indicators of
job-market strength, opportunity and a healthy economy, according to its
website. The best state to find a job is Massachusetts, according to the
WalletHub report, which gave the state an overall score of 71.88. It ranked No.
1 in Job Market and No. 16 in Economic Environment.
Texas received a total score of 60.10, just under No. 11-ranked
Nebraska (60.33), No. 10-ranked Rhode Island (60.79) and No. 9-ranked California
(60.84). Texas received a Job Market rank of 29 and an Economic Environment
rank of 3 in WalletHub’s evaluation. Texas did rank first in a comparison of
state with the Highest Monthly Average Starting Salary.
Lowest on the WallebHub report ranking states for jobs is
West Virginia with a total score of 34.83. It received low scores in job
opportunities, unemployment rate, and median annual income comparisons.
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