Metros where people in Billings are getting new jobs

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April 26, 2022
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Metros where people in Billings 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 Billings, MT 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 Billings, MT in the first quarter of 2021.

#13. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

- Started a new job in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA from Billings, MT in Q1 2021: 11
--- 1.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Billings, MT from Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA in Q1 2021: 16
--- #108 (tie) most common destination from Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- Net job flow: 5 to Billings, MT

#12. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

- Started a new job in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA from Billings, MT in Q1 2021: 11
--- 1.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Billings, MT from Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA in Q1 2021: 6
--- #52 most common destination from Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
- Net job flow: 5 to Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

#11. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

- Started a new job in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX from Billings, MT in Q1 2021: 13
--- 1.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Billings, MT from Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX in Q1 2021: 9
--- #242 most common destination from Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Net job flow: 4 to Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

#10. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

- Started a new job in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA from Billings, MT in Q1 2021: 13
--- 1.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Billings, MT from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA in Q1 2021: 13
--- #119 (tie) most common destination from San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- Net job flow: 0 to Billings, MT

#9. Boise City, ID

- Started a new job in Boise City, ID from Billings, MT in Q1 2021: 16
--- 1.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Billings, MT from Boise City, ID in Q1 2021: 12
--- #52 most common destination from Boise City, ID
- Net job flow: 4 to Boise City, ID

#8. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

- Started a new job in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX from Billings, MT in Q1 2021: 19
--- 2.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Billings, MT from Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX in Q1 2021: 29
--- #160 (tie) most common destination from Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Net job flow: 10 to Billings, MT

#7. Salt Lake City, UT

- Started a new job in Salt Lake City, UT from Billings, MT in Q1 2021: 20
--- 2.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Billings, MT from Salt Lake City, UT in Q1 2021: 19
--- #63 (tie) most common destination from Salt Lake City, UT
- Net job flow: 1 to Salt Lake City, UT

#6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

- Started a new job in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA from Billings, MT in Q1 2021: 21
--- 2.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Billings, MT from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA in Q1 2021: 20
--- #130 most common destination from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Net job flow: 1 to Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#5. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

- Started a new job in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA from Billings, MT in Q1 2021: 24
--- 2.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Billings, MT from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA in Q1 2021: 39
--- #87 most common destination from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Net job flow: 15 to Billings, MT

#4. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

- Started a new job in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO from Billings, MT in Q1 2021: 36
--- 4.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Billings, MT from Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO in Q1 2021: 35
--- #68 most common destination from Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
- Net job flow: 1 to Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

#3. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

- Started a new job in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ from Billings, MT in Q1 2021: 41
--- 4.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Billings, MT from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ in Q1 2021: 23
--- #93 most common destination from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Net job flow: 18 to Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

#2. Great Falls, MT

- Started a new job in Great Falls, MT from Billings, MT in Q1 2021: 131
--- 14.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Billings, MT from Great Falls, MT in Q1 2021: 131
--- #1 most common destination from Great Falls, MT
- Net job flow: 0 to Billings, MT

#1. Missoula, MT

- Started a new job in Missoula, MT from Billings, MT in Q1 2021: 208
--- 23.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Billings, MT from Missoula, MT in Q1 2021: 186
--- #1 most common destination from Missoula, MT
- Net job flow: 22 to Missoula, MT

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