These states are America's worst for quality of life in 2025 (ALL RED STATES, OF COURSE!) [View all]

American business is in the grips of a serious labor shortage, even though hiring has slowed and artificial intelligence is picking up more of the slack.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says that for every 100 job openings, only 92 workers are available to fill them. That means the nation is short about 1 million workers. To try and meet the demand, companies are seeking locations that are attractive to prospective employees. That makes quality of life a business imperative.

Each year, CNBC’s annual rankings of state business climates — America’s Top States for Business —considers Quality of Life among ten categories of competitiveness. Under this year’s methodology, the category makes up 10.6% of a state’s overall score. We consider factors like crime, health care, air quality, and the price and availability of child care. We also consider inclusiveness of state laws, such as legal protections against discrimination. And with data showing younger workers considering reproductive rights in their choice of where they are willing to live, we factor those state laws in our rankings as well.

Some states are particularly welcoming to workers. These are not those states. They are the states with America’s worst quality of life in 2025.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/14/americas-worst-places-quality-of-life-top-states-for-business.html

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Here's the list for those who don't want to click and don't need details:

Worst of the worst: F Grade: Tennessee

Runner-Up: F Grade: TEXAS!

3rd Worst: F Grade: Indiana

4th: F Grade: Utah

5th: F Grade: Louisiana

6th: F Grade: Georgia (You can make the argument that Georgia is purple).

7th: F Grade: Alabama

8th: D- Grade: Arkansas

9th: D- Grade: Oklahoma

States were graded on: crime, health care, air quality, child care, inclusiveness and discrimination.