Are Northern Coloradans Lazy? The Rest of the Country Thinks So

When I see the men and women in Northern Colorado, I see a group of people who are passionate about what they do no matter the industry that they work in.

Northern Colorado is home to many different types of professions: manufacturing, tech, food and agriculture, health and wellness, and countless others. I view our region as incredibly hard-working. Do others not see us that way? It appears so.

Northern Colorado Left Out of Ranking

A new ranking was released. WalletHub ranked the most hard-working cities in America and Northern Colorado did not crack the top 100. Three other Colorado cities did make the top 100.

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To create this list WalletHub considered the average workweek hours, amount of people in each household who work, and many other factors.

Colorado’s Hardest-Working Cities

Denver was rated the ninth hardest-working city in America. This is most likely due to Denver’s economy and how many people work in the Mile High city. Aurora was ranked the 17th most hard-working, and Colorado Springs ranked at 35.

Hard-Working Might Not Be A Good Thing

The study asked a lot about why Americans work longer hours and why our lives are surrounded by work more than other questions.

We pride ourselves on working hard, but being overworked is a problem that many of us face here in Colorado. 89% of Americans have been burned out in the past year. Sure, the stress of our personal lives and managing a household have a play in burnout, but we believe that our jobs are the most prevalent reason behind the stress.