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Metros where people in Dalton 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 Dalton, GA 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 Dalton, GA in the first quarter of 2021.
#14. Valdosta, GA
- Started a new job in Valdosta, GA from Dalton, GA in Q1 2021: 10
--- 0.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Valdosta, GA in Q1 2021: 3
--- #20 most common destination from Valdosta, GA
- Net job flow: 7 to Valdosta, GA
--- 0.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Valdosta, GA in Q1 2021: 3
--- #20 most common destination from Valdosta, GA
- Net job flow: 7 to Valdosta, GA
#13. Knoxville, TN
- Started a new job in Knoxville, TN from Dalton, GA in Q1 2021: 19
--- 1.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Knoxville, TN in Q1 2021: 14
--- #46 most common destination from Knoxville, TN
- Net job flow: 5 to Knoxville, TN
--- 1.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Knoxville, TN in Q1 2021: 14
--- #46 most common destination from Knoxville, TN
- Net job flow: 5 to Knoxville, TN
#12. Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Started a new job in Athens-Clarke County, GA from Dalton, GA in Q1 2021: 19
--- 1.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Athens-Clarke County, GA in Q1 2021: 46
--- #9 most common destination from Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Net job flow: 27 to Dalton, GA
--- 1.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Athens-Clarke County, GA in Q1 2021: 46
--- #9 most common destination from Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Net job flow: 27 to Dalton, GA
#11. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Started a new job in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC from Dalton, GA in Q1 2021: 20
--- 1.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC in Q1 2021: 16
--- #33 (tie) most common destination from Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Net job flow: 4 to Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
--- 1.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC in Q1 2021: 16
--- #33 (tie) most common destination from Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Net job flow: 4 to Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
#10. Columbus, GA-AL
- Started a new job in Columbus, GA-AL from Dalton, GA in Q1 2021: 21
--- 1.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Columbus, GA-AL in Q1 2021: 12
--- #17 (tie) most common destination from Columbus, GA-AL
- Net job flow: 9 to Columbus, GA-AL
--- 1.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Columbus, GA-AL in Q1 2021: 12
--- #17 (tie) most common destination from Columbus, GA-AL
- Net job flow: 9 to Columbus, GA-AL
#9. Cleveland, TN
- Started a new job in Cleveland, TN from Dalton, GA in Q1 2021: 24
--- 1.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Cleveland, TN in Q1 2021: 37
--- #6 (tie) most common destination from Cleveland, TN
- Net job flow: 13 to Dalton, GA
--- 1.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Cleveland, TN in Q1 2021: 37
--- #6 (tie) most common destination from Cleveland, TN
- Net job flow: 13 to Dalton, GA
#8. Macon-Bibb County, GA
- Started a new job in Macon-Bibb County, GA from Dalton, GA in Q1 2021: 25
--- 1.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Macon-Bibb County, GA in Q1 2021: 21
--- #10 most common destination from Macon-Bibb County, GA
- Net job flow: 4 to Macon-Bibb County, GA
--- 1.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Macon-Bibb County, GA in Q1 2021: 21
--- #10 most common destination from Macon-Bibb County, GA
- Net job flow: 4 to Macon-Bibb County, GA
#7. Gainesville, GA
- Started a new job in Gainesville, GA from Dalton, GA in Q1 2021: 26
--- 1.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Gainesville, GA in Q1 2021: 29
--- #8 most common destination from Gainesville, GA
- Net job flow: 3 to Dalton, GA
--- 1.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Gainesville, GA in Q1 2021: 29
--- #8 most common destination from Gainesville, GA
- Net job flow: 3 to Dalton, GA
#6. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Started a new job in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN from Dalton, GA in Q1 2021: 30
--- 1.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN in Q1 2021: 26
--- #75 most common destination from Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Net job flow: 4 to Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
--- 1.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN in Q1 2021: 26
--- #75 most common destination from Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Net job flow: 4 to Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
#5. Savannah, GA
- Started a new job in Savannah, GA from Dalton, GA in Q1 2021: 33
--- 1.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Savannah, GA in Q1 2021: 45
--- #25 most common destination from Savannah, GA
- Net job flow: 12 to Dalton, GA
--- 1.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Savannah, GA in Q1 2021: 45
--- #25 most common destination from Savannah, GA
- Net job flow: 12 to Dalton, GA
#4. Warner Robins, GA
- Started a new job in Warner Robins, GA from Dalton, GA in Q1 2021: 36
--- 2.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Warner Robins, GA in Q1 2021: 26
--- #9 most common destination from Warner Robins, GA
- Net job flow: 10 to Warner Robins, GA
--- 2.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Warner Robins, GA in Q1 2021: 26
--- #9 most common destination from Warner Robins, GA
- Net job flow: 10 to Warner Robins, GA
#3. Rome, GA
- Started a new job in Rome, GA from Dalton, GA in Q1 2021: 74
--- 4.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Rome, GA in Q1 2021: 55
--- #2 most common destination from Rome, GA
- Net job flow: 19 to Rome, GA
--- 4.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Rome, GA in Q1 2021: 55
--- #2 most common destination from Rome, GA
- Net job flow: 19 to Rome, GA
#2. Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Started a new job in Chattanooga, TN-GA from Dalton, GA in Q1 2021: 357
--- 19.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Chattanooga, TN-GA in Q1 2021: 308
--- #5 most common destination from Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Net job flow: 49 to Chattanooga, TN-GA
--- 19.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Chattanooga, TN-GA in Q1 2021: 308
--- #5 most common destination from Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Net job flow: 49 to Chattanooga, TN-GA
#1. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
- Started a new job in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA from Dalton, GA in Q1 2021: 865
--- 47.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA in Q1 2021: 871
--- #10 most common destination from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
- Net job flow: 6 to Dalton, GA
--- 47.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Dalton, GA from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA in Q1 2021: 871
--- #10 most common destination from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
- Net job flow: 6 to Dalton, GA
