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March 22, 2022Washington |  By: Jeremy Werner

WalletHub looks at best and worst states for finding workers

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WASHINGTON - Businesses are continuing to struggle to find workers and one new study shows where it's exceptionally bad.

The financial website Wallet-Hub decided to rank all 50 states and found Alaska is number one when it comes to finding workers.

Missouri ranked 23rd, Iowa ranked 32nd, Nebraska ranked 37th and Kansas ranked 47th. Wallet-Hub looked at the job openings rate, going as far back as a year.

All the states in our listening area have seen an increase in job opening rates over the past year.