Florida personal injury lawyers Anidjar & Levine recently analyzed Google searches over the past 12 months for terms related to workplace compensation to find which states are least likely to seek compensation. To get their results they used terms such as ‘workers comp attorney’ and ‘compensation for injured workers’ and scaled the findings to per 100k residents.
Workplace compensation for illness or injury caused by your job can take several forms, from covering medical expenses and income lost while injured to receiving compensation for loss of future earnings.
The study revealed Arkansas residents show the least interest in seeking workplace compensation, suggesting that they experience much safer working conditions than in other states. Residents searched for compensation terms only 45.4 times per month per 100k residents; 42.2% lower than the national average.
In comparison, Indiana placed 6th on the list with compensation terms being searched for 51.96 times per month per 100k residents.
The ten safest states for workers, based on interest in workplace compensation are:
| State | Average Monthly Google Searches per 100k Residents | |
| 1 | Arkansas | 45.42 |
| 2 | West Virginia | 49.76 |
| 3 | Iowa | 49.99 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 51.24 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 51.78 |
| 6 | Indiana | 51.96 |
| 7 | Washington | 55.11 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 55.55 |
| 9 | South Dakota | 56.84 |
| 10 | Maine | 58.81 |
To learn more about Anidjar & Levine, the creators of this study, visit anidjarlevine.com.
