Features Published April 19, 2012 6:56am EDT | Updated February 8, 2017 2:44pm EST Worst States to Make a Living Facebook Twitter Print Email FOXBusiness Image 1 of 11 Despite slow economic growth some states continue to struggle with unemployment and high costs of living. MoneyRates’ list of the worst U.S. states to make a living breaks down those areas hardest hit by economic slowdown. (Reuters)