Are Utahns the hardest-working people in America…. or Not?  I’m looking at two different studies that supposedly answer the question… and I can’t figure out if I’m living among people who toil til their fingertips are nubs…. or if we’re the biggest slouches in America.

I do know this. 

US News and World  Report just named Utah the best state in the Union… we’re number one according to their subjective list.  Number 1 at what?  Everything put together.  They’ve decided what we already knew.  This is the best place in America to live and work.

So let’s celebrate the honor.

Now … let’s get back to work to talk about work.  I’m looking at two different studies…. both rank the states by how much time residents spend working.
Wallet Hub announced we work less in Utah than in other states. We’re number 32… Officials say that’s awesome.  We work fewer hours .. to become the number one state.  This leaves us more time for family and the great outdoors.   Yay!

But here’s another study that says the direct opposite.  Business Name Generator collated statistics to determine that Utahns work more hours per month than any other state in America.  We work MORE.  An average of 126 hours a month.  It comes out to precisely 30 hours a week.  Which happens to be the exact point at which part-timers would become eligible for healthcare.

But it makes us #1 at working  Or #32.  The hard work is figuring out the real answer.