How Hard Do We Work In Las Vegas?

An annual study ranks the hardest-working cities in America. It’s based on 11 factors, like hours worked, average leisure time per day, how many people work more than one job,…

Carla Rea

Updated Feb 23, 2021 10:32 AM PST

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An annual study ranks the hardest-working cities in America. It's based on 11 factors, like hours worked, average leisure time per day, how many people work more than one job, and the number of vacation days that went unused.

According to the results, Anchorage, Alaska is the hardest-working city in America. It was also #1 last year.

The top five this year are: Anchorage, Alaska, Cheyenne, Wyoming, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Washington, D.C, Irving, Texas.

Of the 116 cities they looked at, Detroit came in last. Followed by Burlington, Vermont, Buffalo, New York, Newark, New Jersey, and Cleveland, Ohio.

According to the latest stats, the average American works 1,779 hours a year. That's 109 more than Canada, 135 more than Japan, and 241 more than the U.K. But Mexico is #1 overall at 2,137 hours a year.

Where did Las Vegas end up? you might be surprised...

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Carla Rea is the morning show co-host on “The Mike and Carla Morning Show" on 96.3 KKLZ, in Las Vegas. She has been working with her partner and friend Mike O'Brian for the past 25 plus years. At KKLZ for 12 years. Carla Rea is a Gracie Award winner. She started out in talk radio, "when talk radio was still fun" Rea says. Prior to, and along with doing the morning show, Carla is also a comedian. You may have seen her on Conan O'Brien, Evening at The Improv, Showtime, or several comedy clubs across the country. Carla also worked as a light feature reporter at KSNV/NBC Las Vegas, going behind the scenes at various shows, and restaurants on the Las Vegas strip. As a content creator 96.3 KKLZ, Carla writes in a sarcastic, cheeky, unapologetic way on Las Vegas, movies, TV, celebrities, and this thing we call life.