States where people in Connecticut are getting new jobs

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August 31, 2021
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States where people in Connecticut are getting new jobs

Jobs are one of the biggest reasons people move. Areas with growing job markets like Texas are gaining residents, while states with sluggish markets experience brain drain as workers move to places that can support their careers. Stacker analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau Jobs-to-Jobs Flows to determine the states where people from Oregon are finding the most new jobs. States are ranked by the number of people from Connecticut that started a new job in the second quarter of 2020. Data is not available for Alaska, Arkansas, and Mississippi.

In Q2 2020, 9,080 people from Connecticut started a job in another state. Keep reading to find out which states were most common.

#20. Washington

- Started a new job in Washington from Connecticut in Q2 2020: 77
--- 0.8% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Connecticut from Washington in Q2 2020: 44
--- #40 most common destination from Washington
- Net job flow: 33 to Washington

#19. Illinois

- Started a new job in Illinois from Connecticut in Q2 2020: 101
--- 1.1% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Connecticut from Illinois in Q2 2020: 89
--- #34 most common destination from Illinois
- Net job flow: 12 to Illinois

#18. Ohio

- Started a new job in Ohio from Connecticut in Q2 2020: 105
--- 1.2% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Connecticut from Ohio in Q2 2020: 100
--- #33 most common destination from Ohio
- Net job flow: 5 to Ohio

#17. Colorado

- Started a new job in Colorado from Connecticut in Q2 2020: 109
--- 1.2% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Connecticut from Colorado in Q2 2020: 87
--- #40 most common destination from Colorado
- Net job flow: 22 to Colorado

#16. Maryland

- Started a new job in Maryland from Connecticut in Q2 2020: 119
--- 1.3% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Connecticut from Maryland in Q2 2020: 112
--- #22 most common destination from Maryland
- Net job flow: 7 to Maryland

#15. South Carolina

- Started a new job in South Carolina from Connecticut in Q2 2020: 127
--- 1.4% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Connecticut from South Carolina in Q2 2020: 101
--- #24 most common destination from South Carolina
- Net job flow: 26 to South Carolina

#14. Maine

- Started a new job in Maine from Connecticut in Q2 2020: 129
--- 1.4% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Connecticut from Maine in Q2 2020: 92
--- #6 most common destination from Maine
- Net job flow: 37 to Maine

#13. Tennessee

- Started a new job in Tennessee from Connecticut in Q2 2020: 134
--- 1.5% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Connecticut from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 85
--- #30 most common destination from Tennessee
- Net job flow: 49 to Tennessee

#12. Georgia

- Started a new job in Georgia from Connecticut in Q2 2020: 163
--- 1.8% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Connecticut from Georgia in Q2 2020: 133
--- #27 most common destination from Georgia
- Net job flow: 30 to Georgia

#11. New Hampshire

- Started a new job in New Hampshire from Connecticut in Q2 2020: 164
--- 1.8% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Connecticut from New Hampshire in Q2 2020: 146
--- #6 most common destination from New Hampshire
- Net job flow: 18 to New Hampshire

#10. Virginia

- Started a new job in Virginia from Connecticut in Q2 2020: 181
--- 2.0% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Connecticut from Virginia in Q2 2020: 174
--- #25 most common destination from Virginia
- Net job flow: 7 to Virginia

#9. Pennsylvania

- Started a new job in Pennsylvania from Connecticut in Q2 2020: 222
--- 2.4% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Connecticut from Pennsylvania in Q2 2020: 244
--- #21 most common destination from Pennsylvania
- Net job flow: 22 to Connecticut

#8. Texas

- Started a new job in Texas from Connecticut in Q2 2020: 272
--- 3.0% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Connecticut from Texas in Q2 2020: 197
--- #36 most common destination from Texas
- Net job flow: 75 to Texas

#7. North Carolina

- Started a new job in North Carolina from Connecticut in Q2 2020: 309
--- 3.4% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Connecticut from North Carolina in Q2 2020: 180
--- #21 most common destination from North Carolina
- Net job flow: 129 to North Carolina

#6. California

- Started a new job in California from Connecticut in Q2 2020: 371
--- 4.1% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Connecticut from California in Q2 2020: 253
--- #27 most common destination from California
- Net job flow: 118 to California

#5. New Jersey

- Started a new job in New Jersey from Connecticut in Q2 2020: 430
--- 4.7% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Connecticut from New Jersey in Q2 2020: 361
--- #11 most common destination from New Jersey
- Net job flow: 69 to New Jersey

#4. Rhode Island

- Started a new job in Rhode Island from Connecticut in Q2 2020: 542
--- 6.0% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Connecticut from Rhode Island in Q2 2020: 465
--- #2 most common destination from Rhode Island
- Net job flow: 77 to Rhode Island

#3. Florida

- Started a new job in Florida from Connecticut in Q2 2020: 680
--- 7.5% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Connecticut from Florida in Q2 2020: 574
--- #20 most common destination from Florida
- Net job flow: 106 to Florida

#2. Massachusetts

- Started a new job in Massachusetts from Connecticut in Q2 2020: 1,823
--- 20.1% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Connecticut from Massachusetts in Q2 2020: 1,714
--- #4 most common destination from Massachusetts
- Net job flow: 109 to Massachusetts

#1. New York

- Started a new job in New York from Connecticut in Q2 2020: 2,154
--- 23.7% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Connecticut from New York in Q2 2020: 2,916
--- #4 most common destination from New York
- Net job flow: 762 to Connecticut

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