June 13, 2016
Working dads in New Jersey have a better ability to provide for their family than most others in the United States.
WalletHub, a personal finance website, analyzed all 50 states and the District of Columbia and found that New Jersey ranked as the fifth-best place for working dads to do their job and raise children. Delaware came in at No. 19, while Pennsylvania lagged behind at No. 32.
The study looked at 20 key metrics and assigned a score to each area in four factors: Economic and Social Well-Being, Work-Life Balance, Child Care and Health.
New Jersey earned high marks in the Child Care category, ranking third in the country, thanks to the state's quality of day care, cost of child care, access to periatric services and school system.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 93 percent of dads with kids younger than 18 were employed in 2015.
