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These are America’s 10 best states to live and work in

Good help is hard to find. In fact, these days almost any help is hard to find."You're seeing a confluence of factors that make this a unique point in history," said Josh Wright, an executive vice president at labor market data firm Lightcast.Older workers are retiring with fewer younger people in the population to replace them. The U.S. has roughly twice as many job openings as there are workers to fill them. And because this is as much a demographic phenomenon as an economic one, Wright said workers shortages are now here to stay."I think it's only going to become worse over time in certain regions," he said.But an increasing number of states see this as an opening. They are pitching their quality of life as a reason companies should locate there."(A) quality of life that inspires people to build their business, families and lives here," one state economic development website promises."Meet our people. See our work ethic. Experience our good life," says another.But only a handful of states are truly delivering on their promises.Life, Health and Inclusion is among the ten categories of competitiveness in CNBC's annual America's Top States for Business study, and under this year's methodology, it is increasingly important in a state's overall ranking.We use hard data to measure factors including crime, environmental quality, health care and childcare in every state. We consider anti-discrimination laws and worker protections. And with surveys showing a significant percentage of women factoring reproductive rights into where they are willing to live, state abortion laws are a new metric in 2023.The study shows that some states are falling short — America's Worst States to Live and Work in. But these ten states are America's best places to live and work in 2023.

10. Connecticut

A runner crosses a bridge amidst autumn colors in the woods.Colin Keaveney | Cavan | Getty ImagesConnecticut residents enjoy some of the best health care in the nation, and it shows. Frequent physical distress is among the lowest of any state, according to the United Health Foundation. Access to care is among the best anywhere, with one primary care physician for every three residents. Crime is low, and worker protections are robust.2023 Life, Health and Inclusion score: 233 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: B)Strengths: Health Care, Low Crime, Worker ProtectionsWeaknesses: Air Quality, Voting Rights

8. (tie) Massachusetts

Huntstock | Disabilityimages | Getty ImagesThe Bay State is another health-care powerhouse, with the nation's lowest percentage of people without health insurance. It is a legacy of Romneycare — the health-care reform signed into law by then-Governor Mitt Romney in 2006, which became a template for the Affordable Care Act. Worker protections are robust in Massachusetts, and so are reproductive rights.2023 Life, Health and Inclusion Score: 240 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: B)Strengths: Health Care, Worker Protection, Reproductive RightsWeaknesses: Air Quality, Childcare

8. (tie) Colorado

A family of bikers, riding on bicycles in Crested Butte, Colorado.Michaelsvoboda | E+ | Getty ImagesChildcare is abundant in the Centennial State, with 55 licensed facilities for every 100,000 residents, according to the advocacy group Child Care Aware. That is the fourth-best in the nation. Colorado is positioning itself as a haven for reproductive rights and gender-affirming care, with a set of laws signed by Gov. Jared Polis in April.2023 Life, Health and Inclusion Score: 240 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: B)Strengths: Childcare, Inclusiveness, Voting RightsWeaknesses: Air Quality, Crime

7. Washington

People march in the middle of Broadway during the "Fight Starbucks' Union Busting" rally and march in Seattle, Washington on April 23, 2022.Jason Redmond | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Evergreen State has the most worker-friendly wage policies in the nation, according to Oxfam America, which measures wages relative to the cost of living. Protections against discrimination in Washington are among the strongest of any state, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.2023 Life, Health and Inclusion Score: 242 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: B)Strengths: Worker Protections, Inclusiveness, Reproductive RightsWeaknesses: Crime, Childcare

6. Oregon

Mount Hood is seen in the background as a sign reads "Resist Gilead," a reference to The Handmaid's Tale, during a protest by abortion rights activists after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe Vs. Wade, overturning abortion rights, in Portland, Oregon, June 24, 2022.John Rudoff | AFP | Getty ImagesNo state protects its workers the way the Beaver State does. Oxfam points to laws giving workers' broad rights to organize. Reproductive rights protections are among the nation's strongest as well. In 2000, Oregon became the first state to require all elections to be conducted by mail, making voting easy and secure.2023 Life, Health and Inclusion Score: 248 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: B+)Strengths: Worker Protections, Reproductive Rights, Voting RightsWeaknesses: Crime, Childcare, Health Care

5. Hawaii

Colin Anderson Productions Pty Ltd | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesWho wouldn't want to live in Hawaii? The air is pure, according to American Lung Association data, health care is plentiful, and crime is generally low. And it's Hawaii! But once you have gotten used to living in paradise, you will find that childcare options are limited. And reproductive rights and voting rights, while protected, could be better.2023 Life, Health and Inclusion Score: 263 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: B+)Strengths: Air Quality, Health Care, Low crimeWeaknesses: Reproductive Rights, Voting Rights, Childcare

4. Minnesota

Woman and her dog Skijoring.Jmichl | Istock | Getty ImagesPeople in the North Star State pride themselves on being "Minnesota Nice." It's more than just a feeling. The Minnesota numbers back them up. The home of the famed Mayo Clinic is fourth in the nation for access to health care, according to the United Health Foundation. In 2023, the state codified reproductive rights and expanded voting rights.2023 Life, Health and Inclusion Score: 269 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: B+)Strengths: Health Care, Reproductive Rights, Voting RightsWeakness: Crime

3. New Jersey

The Ocean City Police Department leads the 111th Annual Ocean City Baby Parade in Ocean City, New Jersey.Donald Kravitz | Getty ImagesIt's no joke. The Garden State is one of America's most inclusive, with broad protections against discrimination, and among the nation's strongest guarantees of reproductive freedom. New Jersey is one of America's safest states, according to FBI crime data. Its violent crime rate is among the lowest in the nation.2023 Life, Health and Inclusion Score: 282 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: A-)Strengths: Reproductive Rights, Inclusiveness, Low Crime RateWeakness: Air Quality

2. Maine

Mother and daughter running on the beach at sunset. Mom is in her forties, and girl is 6 years old. Both are wearing wetsuits. Horizontal full length outdoors shot with copy space.Martinedoucet | E+ | Getty ImagesThe Pine Tree State's serene reputation is well-deserved. The crime rate is the lowest in the country. Childcare and health care are both readily available. Maine is also a welcoming state, with broad protections against discrimination.2023 Life, Health and Inclusion Score: 288 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: A-)Strengths: Low Crime Rate, Childcare, Healthcare, InclusivenessWeakness: Air Quality

1. Vermont

Mike Brinson | The Image Bank | Getty ImagesBy the numbers, living in the Green Mountain State is stress-free, easy and healthy. Vermont offers America's best air quality with zero high ozone days per year, and the nation's most accessible childcare. Vermonters enjoy broad protections against discrimination, and it is one of the nation's easiest states to vote in. Life in Vermont is good.2023 Life, Health and Inclusion Score: 327 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: A+)Strengths: Air Quality, Health Care, Childcare, Voting RightsWeaknesses: Worker Protections (strong, but not as strong as the rest) Source link Read the full article

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These are America’s 10 worst states to live and work in

With nearly twice as many job openings nationwide as there are workers available to fill them, companies are setting up shop where the workers are.Each year, as part of our overall assessment of state business climates, CNBC's America's Top States for Business study considers how welcoming each state is to workers and their families.Life, Health and Inclusion is one of the study's ten categories of competitiveness. And this year, with the nationwide worker shortage so severe, the category is taking on increased importance in our methodology.We consider multiple quality of life factors, including crime rates, environmental quality, and health care. We also look at the quality and availability of childcare, which is one of the most important factors in getting parents back into the workforce.Casting the widest possible net for workers means not turning anyone away. So we consider inclusiveness in state laws by measuring protections against discrimination, as well as voting rights. And with surveys showing a substantial percentage of women considering abortion restrictions when making a choice of where to live in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights are part of this year's equation as well.As North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, a Democrat, told CNBC after being named the No. 1 State for 2023, he is worried about gains that southern states have made to become economic powerhouses in recent decades. "You still see people going to Florida and Texas, but you begin to see deterioration over time. Site selectors will tell you these issues matter when it comes time for businesses to make tough decisions."Some states are putting out the welcome mat to attract the biggest, happiest, and most diverse workforce — America's Best States to Live and Work In. These are not those states. By the numbers, these are America's worst states to live and work in for 2023.

10. Florida

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reacts after signing HB 7, the Individual Freedom bill, also dubbed the "Stop Woke Act," at Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School in Hialeah Gardens, Florida, on April 22, 2022.Daniel A. Varela | Miami Herald | Getty ImagesFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis hopes to ride his "War on Woke" to the White House, but it is not winning his state points for quality of life. Supporters of the state's "Stop WOKE Act", which DeSantis signed into law in 2022, say it protects employees from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives that DeSantis says are toxic. But many companies consider DEI an economic imperative, and courts have struck down parts of the law. The recent Supreme Court decision on affirmative action in higher education, however, is expected to lead to new legal challenges related to DEI programs in the corporate world.Florida is also one of the most difficult states to vote in, according to researchers at Northern Illinois University. DeSantis argues that none of this is stopping huge numbers of people from moving to Florida, and he has a point. The state leads the nation in just about every measure of migration. But rated strictly on Life, Health and Inclusion, the Sunshine State can be a dreary place.2023 Life, Health & Inclusion Score: 129 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: D)Strengths: Air Quality, Childcare, Worker ProtectionsWeaknesses: Inclusiveness, Reproductive Rights

9. Arkansas

Little Rock Police Department detectives and crime scene personnel collect evidence at the in Little Rock, Arkansas following a shooting.Benjamin Krain | | Getty ImagesFew states have suffered as badly from the scourge of illegal drugs as Arkansas, which has one of the highest violent crime rates in the country, according to FBI statistics. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders blamed the crime problem on lax penalties, as well as prison overcrowding that is forcing the state's prison system to release some violent offenders before they complete their entire sentences. In April, she signed legislation to stiffen penalties, curtail early releases, and fund new prison space. But crime is just one of the Natural State's problems. Another is health care, with, for example, just 42 dentists for every 100,000 residents, according to the United Health Foundation.2023 Life, Health & Inclusion Score: 118 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: D-)Strengths: Childcare, Air QualityWeaknesses: Crime, Inclusiveness, Reproductive Rights, Health Care

8. Tennessee

The Pride Parade at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 15, 2023 in Manchester, Tennessee.Douglas Mason | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesTennessee has enthusiastically passed laws targeting LGBTQ+ rights, even if it has meant crossing the bounds of constitutionality — like a ban on drag shows where children are present, which a federal judge struck down in June. Or another law struck down by a federal judge in 2021 that would have required businesses to post a warning sign on restrooms where transgender people are allowed. But plenty of other laws have survived, like a transgender youth sports ban, and laws that provide religious exemptions allowing health care and child welfare professionals to deny service to transgender people.2023 Life, Health & Inclusion Score: 115 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: D-)Strengths: Childcare, Air QualityWeaknesses: Inclusiveness, Crime, Voting Rights

7. Indiana

Matt Carr | Stone | Getty ImagesWith fewer than 10 licensed childcare facilities per 100,000 residents, the Hoosier State is making it hard for some families to fully participate in the workforce. It is the second-worst figure in the nation (behind Louisiana), according to the advocacy group Child Care Aware. Protections against discrimination under state law are limited as well.2023 Life, Health & Inclusion Score: 113 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: D-)Strength: Crime RateWeaknesses: Childcare, Inclusiveness

6. Missouri

Giuliana Cangelosi, 11, left, and her mother Nichole Cangelosi share a moment together while attending a protest opposing the Supreme Court's ruling overturning federal protections for abortion rights Friday, June 24, 2022., in Mill Creek Park at Country Club Plaza. (Emily Curiel/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)Emily Curiel | Kansas City Star | Getty ImagesThe Show Me State is showing abortion opponents the way. In 2019, the state became the first to enact a so-called "trigger law," which went into effect moments after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. The law, one of the strictest in the nation, bans all abortions except in the case of a medical emergency, which the abortion provider must prove. Also, Missouri's violent crime rate is among the nation's highest.2023 Life, Health & Inclusion Score: 98 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: F)Strength: Air QualityWeaknesses: Voting Rights, Reproductive Rights, Crime

4. (tie) Alabama

Voters stand in a long line that leads out the door to vote at Beulah Baptist Church polling station in Montgomery, Alabama.Jim Watson | AFP | Getty ImagesAlabama is one of America's unhealthiest states, with the fourth-highest rate of premature deaths. It is also one of the most difficult states to vote in, with no in-person early voting and restrictions on voting by mail, according to the Center for Election Innovation and Research. Worker protections are limited, as are protections against discrimination.2023 Life, Health & Inclusion Score: 86 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: F)Strength: Air QualityWeaknesses: Voting Rights, Worker Protections, Inclusiveness, Health

4. (tie) South Carolina

Senior woman checking blood sugar levels with a diabetes home test kit. Black middle class America family.Willie B. Thomas | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesSouth Carolina is an unhealthy state, both at home and on the job. The state has the nation's fifth-highest rate of occupational deaths, and it finishes in the top ten for frequent physical and mental distress overall. Legal protections for workers are limited, and the state's violent crime rate also finishes in the top ten.2023 Life, Health & Inclusion Score: 86 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: F)Strength: Air QualityWeaknesses: Health, Worker Protections, Inclusiveness, Crime, Voting Rights

3. Louisiana

Film image.Scott Zdon | Moment | Getty ImagesWith just 76 licensed childcare facilities in a state of 4.6 million people, no state does worse than Louisiana in this increasingly important quality of life metric. State lawmakers have begun trying to remedy that, approving $44 million in new funding in the final hours of the 2023 legislative session, quickly signed into law by Gov. John Bel Edwards. Louisiana won't solve its childcare problem overnight, but the new funding is a down payment on an improvement in the Pelican State's poor quality of life.2023 Life, Health & Inclusion Score: 76 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: F)Strengths: No metrics in the top 25Weaknesses: Child Care, Crime, Reproductive Rights

2. Oklahoma

Dr. Franz Theard consults a woman seeking abortion from Oklahoma in his clinic, Womens Reproductive Clinic, a provider of abortions in Santa Teresa, New Mexico on May 7, 2022. Paul Ratje/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesPaul Ratje | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesOverall health in Oklahoma is not okay, with one of the nation's highest rates of drug abuse, and the second-highest rate of people without health insurance. The Sooner State's 1910 abortion ban remains among the strictest in the nation, even after its state supreme court struck down some parts of it, like the provision that required a medical emergency to justify an abortion. The law makes performing an abortion a felony punishable by up to five years in prison, unless the procedure is necessary to preserve the mother's life.2023 Life, Health & Inclusion Score: 75 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: F)Strength: Air QualityWeaknesses: Reproductive Rights, Health, Voting Rights

1. Texas

A Pride flag is seen held up in a crowd during preparation for a Queer March to the Texas State Capitol on April 15, 2023 in Austin, Texas. People from across Texas rallied together in protest against a slew of anti-LGBTQIA+ and drag bills being proposed among legislators.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesHow could 200,000 college educated workers moving to Texas each year possibly be wrong? It depends on how you look at it. With the nation's highest percentage of people without health insurance and the second lowest number of primary care physicians per capita, all those new Texans are arriving to find a dismal health care system. Texas has the nation's thirteenth-highest violent crime rate, and it ranks thirty seventh for licensed childcare facilities per capita.The Lone Star State keeps hacking away at inclusiveness, with laws targeting the LGBTQ+ population, voting rights, and the nation's strictest abortion ban. Yes, there are enormous economic opportunities in Texas, and it is attracting people from far and wide. But this state also has some Texas-sized issues when it comes to life, health and inclusion. And it is one of the reasons that the state fell out of the overall top five for the first time in the 16-year history of CNBC's rankings.2023 Life, Health & Inclusion Score: 53 out of 350 points (Top States Grade: F)Strengths: No metrics in the top 25Weaknesses: Reproductive Rights, Health, Voting Rights, Worker Protections, Inclusiveness Source link Read the full article

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