10 States With the Worst Quality of Life: From 24/7 Wall St. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Georgia residents have among the worst quality of life, based on the nine well-being factors measured. The state fared particularly poorly on the OECD’s jobs metric, as more than 9% of working-age adults were unemployed last year, among the highest rates nationwide. The high unemployment rate may be due, in part, to poor educational attainment rates — as was the case with a majority of the states with the worst quality of life. Less than 85% of Georgia’s workforce had at least a high school diploma in 2013, among the lowest rates in the country. Many Georgians also struggled with poverty, as 19% of the state’s population lived below the poverty line last year, versus 15.8% of all Americans. Read more: The 10 States With the Worst Quality of Life - 24/7 Wall St. http://247wallst.com/special-report...with-the-worst-quality-of-life/#ixzz3G3dxOYh6 Follow us: @247wallst on Twitter | 247wallst on Facebook