These Are the 'Hardest Working States' in 2025, Data Suggests

An Echo Press Editorial: Do American workers work too hard?

Labor Day is Sept. 1. A good time to review your work habits. Are you a hard worker? Maybe too hard? So hard that you don't have time to take a vacation or time off from work? With Americans working an average of over 1,800 hours per year, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2025’s Hardest-Working States in America, as well as expert commentary. In order to determine where Americans work the hardest, WalletHub compared …

Guest Editorial: Do American workers work too hard?

Labor Day is Sept. 1. A good time to review your work habits. Are you a hard worker? Maybe too hard? So hard that you don't have time to take a vacation or time off from work? With Americans working an average of over 1,800 hours per year, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2025’s Hardest-Working States in America, as well as expert commentary. In order to determine where Americans work the hardest, WalletHub compared …

These are the 'hardest working states' in 2025, data suggests

Which U.S. states work the hardest? New data ranked all 50 states based on hours worked, multiple jobs and more. Here’s what researchers found.

Maryland is 2025’s 9th-hardest-working state in America, WalletHub study

BALTIMORE, MD—With Americans working an average of over 1,800 hours per year and with Labor Day right around the corner, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2025’s Hardest-Working States in America. Maryland cracked the top ten coming at No. 9.  North Dakota topped the list with Alaska in second place. In order to determine where Americans work the hardest, WalletHub compared the 50 states across ten key metri…