State Rankings: Employment & Earnings

Rank State Grade
1 District of Columbia A
2 Maryland B+
3 Massachusetts B+
4 Connecticut B+
5 New York B+
6 New Jersey B+
7 Minnesota B
8 Alaska B
8 Colorado B
10 New Hampshire B
11 Virginia B
12 Vermont B
13 California B
14 Rhode Island B-
15 North Dakota B-
16 Delaware B-
17 Washington B-
18 Maine B-
19 Illinois C+
19 Wisconsin C+
21 Wyoming C+
22 Iowa C+
23 Pennsylvania C+
24 Georgia C+
24 Kansas C+
24 South Dakota C+
27 Hawaii C
28 Oregon C
29 Nebraska C
30 Michigan C
31 North Carolina C
32 Texas C-
33 Missouri C-
33 Ohio C-
35 Arizona C-
36 Florida D+
36 New Mexico D+
38 Tennessee D+
39 Kentucky D+
40 Montana D
41 Oklahoma D
41 South Carolina D
43 Indiana D
44 Utah D
45 Arkansas D-
45 Nevada D-
47 Alabama D-
48 Louisiana D-
49 Idaho F
50 West Virginia F
51 Mississippi F