These are the best states to get a job

Tennessee ranks among top 10 states for post-graduate employment

June 13, 2017 at 1:00 a.m. | Updated June 12, 2017 at 10:46 p.m.

by Staff Report

FILE - This April 22, 2014, file photo shows an employment application form on a table during a job fair at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, N.Y. On Thursday, June 8, 2017, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits a week earlier. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)
FILE - This April 22, 2014, file photo shows an employment application form on a table during a job fair at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, N.Y. On Thursday, June 8, 2017, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits a week earlier. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)
photo Staff photo by Tim Barber Chuck Schaffer packages the standard La-Z-Boy recliner before boxing it for shipping in Plant 6 at the Dayton facility. La-Z-Boy is adding 115 jobs in Dayton, which should help Rhea County where last month the 8.8 percent unemployment rate was the highest of any of Tennessee's 95 counties.

Best states to get a job

With employers hiring 5 percent more graduates from the class of 2017 than they did a year ago, the personal finance website Wallethub rated states based on who was best for getting a job.

  1. Washington
  2. Colorado
  3. New Hampshire
  4. South Dakota
  5. New Jersey
  6. Minnesota
  7. Massachusetts
  8. California
  9. Tennessee
  10. Florida

Other notables:

Georgia ranked 37th.

North Carolina ranked 42nd.

Alabama ranked 47th.

Kentucky ranked 48th.

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