Battling Burnout? People Who Live in This U.S. State Have the Best Life-Work Balance.

Many workers are ready to prioritize meaningful lives over emotional exhaustion.

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ByAmanda Breen

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Hartford, Connecticut

You've heard aboutwork-life balance, but what about life-work balance?

The latter is a term coined by global employment expertRemote, describing the many professionals who prioritize abalanced lifeover their careers.

关于时间:美国我们的近三分之一rkers reported feeling emotional exhaustion in 2021, according to the American Psychological Association's2021 Work and Well-being Survey— with nearly half reportingphysical fatigue.

If you want to join the wave of Americans opting for meaningful lives over uncheckedburnout, you might consider relocating to one of the U.S. states Remote's index data analysis found to have the best life-work balance.

Related:Work-Life Balance Is Simple. To Succeed at Work, Get a Life.

The top 10 states below are ranked by a life-work balance score out of 100 — a rating based on factors including minimum wage, sick leave, maternity leave, availability of healthcare, overall publichappinessand LGBTQ+ inclusivity.

1. Connecticut

Overall index score: 66.86

2.华盛顿

Overall index score: 62.79

3. New York

Overall index score: 62.75

4. California

Overall index score: 61.26

5. Rhode Island

Overall index score: 59.52

6. New Jersey

Overall index score: 59.22

7. Oregon

Overall index score: 58.47

8. Vermont

Overall index score: 58.02

9. Maine

Overall index score: 55.66

10. Massachusetts

Overall index score: 52.99

Amanda Breen

Entrepreneur Staff

Features Writer

Amanda Breen is a features writer at Entrepreneur.com. She is a graduate of Barnard College and recently completed the MFA in writing at Columbia University, where she was a news fellow for the School of the Arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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