Metros where people in Grand Junction are getting new jobs
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly shifted the job market in cities and towns across the country. Millions of layoffs in early 2020 forced workers to search elsewhere for jobs. Record numbers of workers have quit their jobs in the past year in favor of new pursuits in different locales. And concerns over virus spread in population-dense areas also inspired many to leave urban areas, and their jobs, in favor of rural ones.
Emerging job markets in places like Austin, Texas, Nashville, Tennessee, and Salt Lake City reflect cultural shifts in what workers are looking for in their jobs and their places of residence: year-round warmth that makes outdoor activities easy, lower income taxes, and tech-focused employers.
Stacker compiled a list of metros where the most people from Grand Junction, CO found new jobs using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Jobs-to-Jobs Flows. Metros are ranked by the number of people that started a new job from Grand Junction, CO in the first quarter of 2021.
#11. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
--- 1.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Grand Junction, CO from Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX in Q1 2021: 3
--- #270 most common destination from Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Net job flow: 7 to Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
#10. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
--- 1.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Grand Junction, CO from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA in Q1 2021: 35
--- #179 most common destination from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Net job flow: 22 to Grand Junction, CO
#9. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
--- 1.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Grand Junction, CO from Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV in Q1 2021: 14
--- #84 most common destination from Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Net job flow: 1 to Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
#8. Pueblo, CO
--- 1.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Grand Junction, CO from Pueblo, CO in Q1 2021: 35
--- #6 most common destination from Pueblo, CO
- Net job flow: 17 to Grand Junction, CO
#7. Salt Lake City, UT
--- 2.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Grand Junction, CO from Salt Lake City, UT in Q1 2021: 11
--- #63 (tie) most common destination from Salt Lake City, UT
- Net job flow: 9 to Salt Lake City, UT
#6. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
--- 3.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Grand Junction, CO from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ in Q1 2021: 22
--- #119 most common destination from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Net job flow: 8 to Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
#5. Boulder, CO
--- 3.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Grand Junction, CO from Boulder, CO in Q1 2021: 33
--- #14 most common destination from Boulder, CO
- Net job flow: 1 to Grand Junction, CO
#4. Greeley, CO
--- 4.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Grand Junction, CO from Greeley, CO in Q1 2021: 35
--- #7 most common destination from Greeley, CO
- Net job flow: 4 to Greeley, CO
#3. Fort Collins, CO
--- 4.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Grand Junction, CO from Fort Collins, CO in Q1 2021: 51
--- #5 most common destination from Fort Collins, CO
- Net job flow: 8 to Grand Junction, CO
#2. Colorado Springs, CO
--- 7.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Grand Junction, CO from Colorado Springs, CO in Q1 2021: 71
--- #11 most common destination from Colorado Springs, CO
- Net job flow: 0 to Grand Junction, CO
#1. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
--- 39.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Grand Junction, CO from Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO in Q1 2021: 345
--- #11 most common destination from Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
- Net job flow: 29 to Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
