Despite the Stateõs fiscal troubles in recent years,
KansasÕ job market is relatively strong.
The Stateõs pension system is 91.9% funded,
the sixth largest share in the country.
Currently, the Stateõs credit rating from MoodyÕs is less than perfect with a negative outlook.
The Stateõs current rainy day fund is equivalent to just 5.6% of its annual expenditure.
Currently, only 37.5% of the Stateõs pension obligations are funded,
the largest funding gap of any state.
Only 37.8% of the Stateõs pension system is funded,
the second worst pension funded ratio among states.
The Stateõs GDP grew by only 0.2% in 2016,
even as the U.S. economy expanded by 1.5%.
Nearly 96% of the Stateõs pension obligations have financial backing compared to
only 71.6% of state pensions nationwide.
Partially as a result, 9.1% of the Stateõs population is uninsured,
more than the 8.6% U.S. uninsured rate.
Only 3.2% of the Stateõs labor force were out of a job in 2016,
well below the 4.9% 2016 U.S. unemployment rate.
Additionally, the Stateõs debt amounts to just 37.2% of total tax revenue,
far less than the 52.2% average debt across all states.
OregonÕs rainy day reserves could fund 10.6% of the Stateõs expenditure for the 2018 fiscal year,
one of the larger shares nationwide.
Additionally, IowaÕs rainy day funds could cover about 10% of the Stateõs 2018 fiscal year budget,
slightly better than the average across all states.
Manufacturing jobs are less likely than others to require a college education,
and MichiganÕs manufacturing sector employs some 18.4% of the Stateõs labor force.
Due largely to inbound migration, the Lone Star Stateõs population expanded by over 430,000 between July 2015 and July 2016,
more than any other state.
While crime rates are subject to a range of factors outside of a Stateõs control, a low violent crime rate
can be indicative of effective policing.
The New England Stateõs debt is equal to nearly $10,000 per resident,
more than nearly all states with the exception of Massachusetts, its neighbor to the north.
LouisianaÕs rainy day fund is
only worth about 3.0% of it annual budget and only 63.3% of the Stateõs pension system is funded,
each among the smaller such shares among states.