The 2022 Best States for Job Rankings report is out and it shows Missouri is ranked #29 and Kansas is ranked #25 in the nation.
The most impressive ranking in the report is for Quality Of Life ranking for the state of Kansas! Kansas is ranked # 2 for Quality Of Life in the United States!
There’s been a shift in America’s labor paradigm due to the pandemic. To determine which states have the best work situations in this new environment, market research firm TOP Data conducted an in-depth analysis of the country’s 50 states, their economies, and their job outlook.
Based on the analysis of 51 metrics organized into 5 key indicators of satisfaction and opportunity— Job Market, Compensation & Benefits, Business Friendliness, State Economy, and Quality of Life.
Kansas: #25 Overall
#2 Quality of Life
(Cost of living, commuting time, and poverty rate, are some of the metrics analyzed in this category)
#24 Job Market
(The condition of the state’s labor market by analyzing metrics such as job openings, job growth, and the unemployment rate in 2022)
#30 Compensation & Benefits
(A series of metrics that measure factors ranging from average monthly salary, the gender income gap, and job-sponsored health insurance)
#19 Business Friendliness
(How many opportunities the state offers for entrepreneurs, analyzing metrics such as the ratio of entrepreneurs, the number of small businesses, and the number of government programs to support new businesses)
#38 State Economy
(The metrics analyzed include state GDP growth, job recovery, and poverty rate)
Missouri: #29 Overall
#20 Quality of Life
(Cost of living, commuting time, and poverty rate, are some of the metrics analyzed in this category)
#21 Job Market
(The condition of the state’s labor market by analyzing metrics such as job openings, job growth, and the unemployment rate in 2022)
#46 Compensation & Benefits
(A series of metrics that measure factors ranging from average monthly salary, the gender income gap, and job-sponsored health insurance)
#15 Business Friendliness
(How many opportunities the state offers for entrepreneurs, analyzing metrics such as the ratio of entrepreneurs, the number of small businesses, and the number of government programs to support new businesses)
#22 State Economy
(The metrics analyzed include state GDP growth, job recovery, and poverty rate)
— Here are the 2022 Best States for Job Rankings in the United States.