Happiest States Economically: Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Hawaii and Louisiana,

[steven johnson]

Nebraska's unemployment rate in February was a 4.2 percent. It also had one foreclosure per 25,187 households.

Oregon brought up the rear.

The Happiest States (Financially)

[TwilightGardener]

1. Interesting.

[xchrom]

2. very interesting. nt

[mnhtnbb]

3. I lived in NE for 6 years and I HATED it. When we left, I said they should make the state motto

Ignorant and proud of it.

Apologies to NE DU'er's who like where they live. It wasn't for me.

[newfie11]

5. Well I love it here

And accept your apology.


Maybe you were in the eastern part. I live in the far western panhandle and we are pretty nice here. ;-)

[mnhtnbb]

6. We lived in Lincoln. I'm in Chapel Hill, NC and I love it here. GO HEELS!

[newfie11]

7. Hey We used to live near Liberty NC

Near Siler City. Small world. But I have lived all over the place.

[mnhtnbb]

8. Hubby works one day a week at a county mental health clinic in Siler City.

I have lived in White Plains, NY; Chatham, NJ; Rancho Santa Fe, Westwood, Santa Monica, Studio City, Woodland Hills all in CA; St. Joseph, MO; Lincoln, NE and now Chapel Hill, NC. The middle part of the country definitely wasn't for me and I was never a California girl. I like the change of seasons and the east coast. It's so nice to finally feel at home.

:hi:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

4. First thought: Population

State/Pop./Pop. Rank

NE 1.7M 38
IA 3.0M 30
KS 2.8M 33
HI 1.2M 42
LA 4.4M 25