The failed state of the People’s Republic of Illinois has won yet another dubious plaudit by measuring in as the worst state in the nation for economic health, a new report finds.
Illinois is in the bottom rung for almost every metric that defines a successful state, and now it gains another star in its firmament, according to the latest from personal finance company WalletHub.
WalletHub used three criteria to measure a state’s financial health. The study ranked the states by economic activity, economic health and innovation potential. While they gave Illinois its 40th worst rating over all, they ranked Illinois dead last when it came to economic health.
“A strong state economy doesn’t guarantee success for the state’s residents, but it certainly makes financial success more attainable,” WalletHub researcher Chip Lugo said. “The best state economies encourage growth by being friendly to new businesses and investing in new technology that will help the state deal with future challenges.”
The Land of Lincoln was at 48 out of the 51 states (plus D.C.) in nonfarm payroll, 41st in economic activity (meaning growth of jobs and selling things, etc), and has a terrible record on foreclosures and unemployment.
Indeed, Illinois has one of the worst unemployment rates in the nation at 4.8 percent.
WalletHub is not alone is marking Illinois as one of the worst places to live.
“Illinois will underperform the region and the U.S. in 2025, with gross state product, employment, and income increasing less than elsewhere,” a recent Moody Analytic report said.
This is the same state being run into the ground by failed Democrat Governor JB Pritzker.
The obese Pritzker thinks he has the chops to run for president of the United States, too, and he has been assembling a campaign for 2028.
The bloated blimp has utterly destroyed his state. And he wants to do the same to the whole country.
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