Where Does Michigan Fall On the Hardest Working Cities List?

Michigan, a top U.S. producer of motor vehicles, industrial machinery and furniture with a large workforce, raises the question: how does it rank on the list of hardest-working cities?

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For more than 120 years, Michigan has been a national leader in automobile and industrial machinery production. Additionally, the state dominated furniture manufacturing for nearly 190 years before experiencing a decline, beginning in the 1970s.

Michigan boasts a diverse agricultural sector and has led the nation in tart cherry production for most of the past century. The state has also been the top U.S. producer of asparagus for more than a decade. Additionally, Michigan also ranked as the nation’s leading producer of several varieties of dry beans for nearly ten years before being surpassed by North Dakota, making it the second-largest producer

The state is also a leading producer of blueberries and apples, along with significant outputs of dairy products, freshwater fish, iron ore, and cement.

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There’s no question that Michigan has a massive workforce, but where does it rank among the nation’s hardest-working cities?

Did Michigan Make the Hardest Working Cities List?

Each year, WalletHub releases a ranking of the hardest-working cities in America. The survey found that the average American works nearly 1,800 hours per year, significantly more than workers in Japan, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

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WalletHub based its analysis on 116 of the largest cities in the U.S., evaluating 11 key metrics, including employment rate, average weekly hours worked, and the percentage of workers holding multiple jobs.

The top 5 hardest-working cities in the U.S. are:

1. Cheyenne - Wyoming
2. Anchorage - Alaska
3. Washington - DC
4. Sioux Falls - South Dakota
5. Irving - Texas.

So which cities in Michigan landed in the top 116 hardest-working cities in the nation? Only one Michigan city made the list, and that was Detroit which landed at number 115.

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