In which U.S. states is the economic climate bleakest?
To find out, WalletHub compared the states and Washington, D.C., in three key areas: economic activity, economic health, and innovation potential. It identified 23 relevant metrics, ranging from GDP growth, exports per capita and business startup activity to the unemployment rate, the number of residents lacking health insurance, and the unfunded liability of its pension plans.
Add in such additional factors as the foreclosure rate, the median annual household income, the immigration of U.S. knowledge workers, the number of independent-inventor patents, and entrepreneurial activity, and you get a picture of the state's overall economic climate.
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