Metros where people in Bowling Green 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 Bowling Green, KY 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 Bowling Green, KY in the first quarter of 2021.
#16. Birmingham-Hoover, AL
--- 0.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Bowling Green, KY from Birmingham-Hoover, AL in Q1 2021: 1
--- #76 most common destination from Birmingham-Hoover, AL
- Net job flow: 9 to Birmingham-Hoover, AL
#15. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
--- 0.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Bowling Green, KY from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI in Q1 2021: 10
--- #209 (tie) most common destination from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Net job flow: 0 to Bowling Green, KY
#14. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
--- 0.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Bowling Green, KY from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA in Q1 2021: 9
--- #237 (tie) most common destination from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
- Net job flow: 1 to Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
#13. Chattanooga, TN-GA
--- 0.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Bowling Green, KY from Chattanooga, TN-GA in Q1 2021: 9
--- #80 most common destination from Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Net job flow: 1 to Chattanooga, TN-GA
#12. St. Louis, MO-IL
--- 0.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Bowling Green, KY from St. Louis, MO-IL in Q1 2021: 4
--- #109 most common destination from St. Louis, MO-IL
- Net job flow: 7 to St. Louis, MO-IL
#11. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
--- 0.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Bowling Green, KY from Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH in Q1 2021: 14
--- #27 (tie) most common destination from Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
- Net job flow: 2 to Bowling Green, KY
#10. Knoxville, TN
--- 0.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Bowling Green, KY from Knoxville, TN in Q1 2021: 8
--- #59 most common destination from Knoxville, TN
- Net job flow: 6 to Knoxville, TN
#9. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
--- 0.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Bowling Green, KY from Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN in Q1 2021: 16
--- #86 most common destination from Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Net job flow: 2 to Bowling Green, KY
#8. Evansville, IN-KY
--- 2.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Bowling Green, KY from Evansville, IN-KY in Q1 2021: 36
--- #15 most common destination from Evansville, IN-KY
- Net job flow: 3 to Bowling Green, KY
#7. Clarksville, TN-KY
--- 4.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Bowling Green, KY from Clarksville, TN-KY in Q1 2021: 86
--- #5 most common destination from Clarksville, TN-KY
- Net job flow: 9 to Bowling Green, KY
#6. Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
--- 5.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Bowling Green, KY from Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY in Q1 2021: 87
--- #4 most common destination from Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
- Net job flow: 9 to Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
#5. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
--- 6.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Bowling Green, KY from Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN in Q1 2021: 106
--- #23 most common destination from Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Net job flow: 2 to Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
#4. Owensboro, KY
--- 9.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Bowling Green, KY from Owensboro, KY in Q1 2021: 97
--- #2 most common destination from Owensboro, KY
- Net job flow: 56 to Owensboro, KY
#3. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
--- 9.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Bowling Green, KY from Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN in Q1 2021: 222
--- #19 most common destination from Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Net job flow: 66 to Bowling Green, KY
#2. Lexington-Fayette, KY
--- 11.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Bowling Green, KY from Lexington-Fayette, KY in Q1 2021: 183
--- #3 most common destination from Lexington-Fayette, KY
- Net job flow: 1 to Bowling Green, KY
#1. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
--- 31.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Bowling Green, KY from Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN in Q1 2021: 512
--- #6 most common destination from Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
- Net job flow: 0 to Bowling Green, KY