Metros where people in Lafayette 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 Lafayette, LA 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 Lafayette, LA in the first quarter of 2021.
#22. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
--- 0.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA in Q1 2021: 1
--- #93 most common destination from Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
- Net job flow: 9 to Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
#21. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
--- 0.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN in Q1 2021: 6
--- #160 (tie) most common destination from Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Net job flow: 4 to Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
#20. Mobile, AL
--- 0.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from Mobile, AL in Q1 2021: 5
--- #38 (tie) most common destination from Mobile, AL
- Net job flow: 6 to Mobile, AL
#19. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
--- 0.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA in Q1 2021: 4
--- #195 (tie) most common destination from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Net job flow: 7 to New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
#18. Midland, TX
--- 0.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from Midland, TX in Q1 2021: 15
--- #34 (tie) most common destination from Midland, TX
- Net job flow: 3 to Lafayette, LA
#17. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
--- 0.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA in Q1 2021: 9
--- #179 most common destination from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Net job flow: 4 to Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
#16. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
--- 0.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA in Q1 2021: 1
--- #112 (tie) most common destination from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- Net job flow: 13 to San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
#15. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
--- 0.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX in Q1 2021: 15
--- #91 (tie) most common destination from San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Net job flow: 1 to Lafayette, LA
#14. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
--- 0.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA in Q1 2021: 18
--- #161 (tie) most common destination from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
- Net job flow: 4 to Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
#13. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX
--- 0.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX in Q1 2021: 9
--- #68 most common destination from Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX
- Net job flow: 18 to Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX
#12. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
--- 1.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX in Q1 2021: 28
--- #8 most common destination from Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
- Net job flow: 16 to Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
#11. Joplin, MO
--- 1.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from Joplin, MO in Q1 2021: 2
--- #8 (tie) most common destination from Joplin, MO
- Net job flow: 58 to Joplin, MO
#10. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
--- 2.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX in Q1 2021: 73
--- #79 most common destination from Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Net job flow: 14 to Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
#9. Monroe, LA
--- 2.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from Monroe, LA in Q1 2021: 96
--- #4 most common destination from Monroe, LA
- Net job flow: 6 to Lafayette, LA
#8. Hammond, LA
--- 2.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from Hammond, LA in Q1 2021: 98
--- #2 most common destination from Hammond, LA
- Net job flow: 5 to Hammond, LA
#7. Alexandria, LA
--- 4.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from Alexandria, LA in Q1 2021: 144
--- #3 most common destination from Alexandria, LA
- Net job flow: 14 to Alexandria, LA
#6. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
--- 6.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from Shreveport-Bossier City, LA in Q1 2021: 187
--- #4 most common destination from Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
- Net job flow: 36 to Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
#5. Houma-Thibodaux, LA
--- 6.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from Houma-Thibodaux, LA in Q1 2021: 208
--- #2 most common destination from Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Net job flow: 29 to Houma-Thibodaux, LA
#4. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
--- 7.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX in Q1 2021: 453
--- #28 most common destination from Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Net job flow: 190 to Lafayette, LA
#3. Lake Charles, LA
--- 7.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from Lake Charles, LA in Q1 2021: 298
--- #3 most common destination from Lake Charles, LA
- Net job flow: 7 to Lafayette, LA
#2. New Orleans-Metairie, LA
--- 19.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from New Orleans-Metairie, LA in Q1 2021: 709
--- #1 most common destination from New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Net job flow: 32 to New Orleans-Metairie, LA
#1. Baton Rouge, LA
--- 23.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Lafayette, LA from Baton Rouge, LA in Q1 2021: 909
--- #1 most common destination from Baton Rouge, LA
- Net job flow: 28 to Lafayette, LA