
CNBC’s Top 10 States Worst States to Live and Work In Are All Republican-Led
Key Points
- A critical nationwide worker shortage has companies locating and expanding in places where workers want to live, but culture war politics are complicating the equation.
- CNBC’s annual ranking of state business climates considers Life, Health and Inclusion as one of ten categories of competitiveness.
- The study measures quality of life issues including crime, health care, childcare and health care, as well as inclusive policies on discrimination and reproductive rights.