CBS Detroit – The Business.org website just published a list of the states best suited for working parents. Their methodology was based on which states provided parents with full legal protection for paid family and medical leave, gross rent versus income, sheltered vacations, and unemployment rates from September 2019 to 2020 to reflect the pandemic.
The idea behind their ratings is that states that offer parents more legal protection and income-rent ratios that make housing more affordable will allow parents to spend more time with their children. Job stability in relation to the unemployment rate also played a role. According to Business.org, countries with lower income-to-rent ratios had higher results.
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Michigan is number 45 on their list. With a rent of 29% as a percentage of household income, a change in unemployment of + 4.6% in the period 2019-2020 and no paid family, medical or job-protected departures that exceed the federal minimum. The District of Columbia, Washington, New Jersey, Iowa, and New York made the top five. Nevada came last due to the high cost of living, high unemployment, and no laws for parents and families other than federal FMLA laws.
The best and worst states for working parents
rank | Status | Rent as a percentage of household income | Change in unemployment rate 2019-2020 | Paid family vacation | Paid medical leave | Protected leave |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 27.1% | + 3.4% | √ | √ | √ |
| 2 | Washington | 29% | + 3.7% | √ | √ | √ |
| 3 | New Jersey | 29.6% | + 3.1% | √ | √ | √ |
| 4th | Iowa | 26.5% | + 1.9% | X. | X. | √ |
| 5 | new York | 30.1% | + 5.8% | √ | √ | √ |
| 6th | Massachusetts | 29.5% | + 6.8% | √ | √ | √ |
| 7th | Rhode Island | 29.5% | + 7% | √ | √ | √ |
| 8th | Montana | 27.9% | + 1.8% | X. | X. | √ |
| 9 | Minnesota | 27.6% | + 2.8% | X. | X. | √ |
| 10 | Maine | 28.1% | + 3.2% | X. | X. | √ |
| 11 | California | 31.7% | + 7.1% | √ | √ | √ |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 26.8% | + 2.0% | X. | X. | X. |
| 13 | New Hampshire | 28.9% | + 3.4% | X. | X. | √ |
| 14th | North Dakota | 24.1% | + 2.0% | X. | X. | X. |
| 15th | South Dakota | 25.2% | + 0.7% | X. | X. | X. |
| 16 | Nebraska | 26.3% | + 0.5% | X. | X. | X. |
| 17th | Connecticut | 29.6% | + 4.1% | X. | X. | √ |
| 18th | Oregon | 29.4% | + 4.5% | X. | X. | √ |
| 19th | Louisiana | 31.2% | + 3.0% | X. | X. | √ |
| 20th | Kentucky | 27% | + 1.3% | X. | X. | X. |
| 21st | Alaska | 27.6% | + 1.0% | X. | X. | X. |
| 22nd | Kansas | 26.4% | + 2.8% | X. | X. | X. |
| 23 | Missouri | 27.5 | + 1.6% | X. | X. | X. |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 27.2% | + 2.0% | X. | X. | X. |
| 25th | Wyoming | 27.3% | + 2.4% | X. | X. | X. |
| 26th | Utah | 27.7% | + 2.5% | X. | X. | X. |
| 27 | Maryland | 29.9% | + 3.7% | X. | X. | √ |
| 28 | Arkansas | 27.2% | + 3.7% | X. | X. | X. |
| 29 | Arizona | 28.6% | + 2.1% | X. | X. | X. |
| 30th | Mississippi | 29.2% | + 1.5% | X. | X. | X. |
| 31 | Indiana | 28.1% | + 3.0% | X. | X. | X. |
| 32 | Vermont | 32% | + 1.8% | X. | X. | √ |
| 33 | Idaho | 28% | + 3.2% | X. | X. | X. |
| 34 | Ohio | 27.2% | + 4.3% | X. | X. | X. |
| 35 | Tennessee | 28.5% | + 3.0% | X. | X. | X. |
| 36 | West Virginia | 28.2% | + 3.6% | X. | X. | X. |
| 37 | Virginia | 28.3% | + 3.5% | X. | X. | X. |
| 38 | South carolina | 29% | + 2.7% | X. | X. | X. |
| 39 | North Carolina | 28.4% | + 3.6% | X. | X. | X. |
| 40 | Pennsylvania | 28.6% | + 3.5% | X. | X. | X. |
| 41 | Alabama | 28.7% | + 3.9% | X. | X. | X. |
| 42 | Georgia | 29.3% | + 3.2% | X. | X. | X. |
| 43 | New Mexico | 28.4% | + 4.6% | X. | X. | X. |
| 44 | Hawaii | 32% | + 12.4% | X. | √ | √ |
| 45 | Michigan | 29% | + 4.6% | X. | X. | X. |
| 46 | Texas | 29.2% | + 4.8% | X. | X. | X. |
| 47 | Colorado | 30% | + 3.8% | X. | X. | X. |
| 48 | Delaware | 29.7% | + 4.3% | X. | X. | X. |
| 49 | Illinois | 28.1% | + 6.5% | X. | X. | X. |
| 50 | Florida | 33.1% | + 4.7% | X. | X. | X. |
| 51 | Nevada | 30.5% | + 8.9% | X. | X. | X. |
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