San Francisco Named Among 'Hardest Working' Cities in America

By Renee Schiavone:

If you work in San Francisco, maybe it’s time to ask for that raise. Research shows that workers in that city work harder than most others across the nation.

According to WalletHub, the city came in eighth on a list of 116 of the most populated United States cities, after researchers analyzed things like labor force participation rate, average hours worked per week and number of workers with multiple jobs.

You can read more on the methodology here, but first, here are the top 10 hardest working cities in America, according to WalletHub:

• 1) Anchorage, AK, 40.7 average workweek hours, 79.21% labor force participation rate
• 2) Virginia Beach, VA , 40.1 average workweek hours, 77.80% labor force participation rate
• 3) Plano, TX , 40.6 average workweek hours, 78.65% labor force participation rate
• 4) Cheyenne, WY , 39.8 average workweek hours, 78.08% labor force participation rate
• 5) Irving, TX , 40.1 average workweek hours, 78.52% labor force participation rate
• T-6) Jersey City, NJ , 39.5 average workweek hours, 75.02% labor force participation rate
• T- 6) Garland, TX , 39.5 average workweek hours, 78.25% labor force participation rate
• 8) San Francisco, CA , 39.6 average workweek hours, 79.06% labor force participation rate
• 9) Denver, CO , 38.9 average workweek hours, 78.53% labor force participation rate
• 10) Chesapeake, VA , 39.3average workweek hours, 75.01% labor force participation rate.

Source: WalletHub

San Francisco is the only city in California to break into the top 20, according to the study.

These other California cities placed farther down the list:

• Bakersfield, 43
• San Jose, 44
• San Diego, 51
• Fremont, 59
• Anaheim, 68
• Irvine, 74
• Los Angeles, 75
• Long Beach, 84
• Sacramento, 86
• Oakland, 87
• Chula Vista, 89
• Riverside, 98
• Santa Ana, 103
• Stockton, 104
• Fresno, 108
• San Bernardino, 111

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