The Brief

Americans are hard workers, putting in an average of 1,805 hours per year , according to the World Economic Forum.

But which states are the hardest-working ?

Researchers at WalletHub were determined to find out, comparing the 50 states across two key dimensions: "Direct Work Factors" and "Indirect Work Factors."

These factors ranged from the average workweek hours to the share of workers with multiple jobs to annual volunteer hours per resident.

North Dakota is hardest working state

By the numbers:

The data found that North Dakota was the hardest-working state , in part because it had the third-highest employment rate in the country, at nearly 98%.

Workers aged 16 to 64 worked an average of 39.6 hours per week – the fourth-most in the country. In addition, 33.5%

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