Metros where people in New York City 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA in the first quarter of 2021.
#30. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
--- 0.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA in Q1 2021: 305
--- #12 most common destination from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Net job flow: 148 to Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
#29. Raleigh-Cary, NC
--- 0.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Raleigh-Cary, NC in Q1 2021: 209
--- #9 most common destination from Raleigh-Cary, NC
- Net job flow: 249 to Raleigh-Cary, NC
#28. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
--- 0.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO in Q1 2021: 243
--- #7 most common destination from Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
- Net job flow: 275 to Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
#27. Pittsburgh, PA
--- 0.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Pittsburgh, PA in Q1 2021: 372
--- #4 most common destination from Pittsburgh, PA
- Net job flow: 166 to Pittsburgh, PA
#26. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
--- 0.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD in Q1 2021: 435
--- #4 most common destination from Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Net job flow: 116 to Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
#25. New Haven-Milford, CT
--- 0.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from New Haven-Milford, CT in Q1 2021: 381
--- #2 most common destination from New Haven-Milford, CT
- Net job flow: 211 to New Haven-Milford, CT
#24. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
--- 1.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC in Q1 2021: 319
--- #10 most common destination from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Net job flow: 398 to Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
#23. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
--- 1.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX in Q1 2021: 374
--- #10 most common destination from Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Net job flow: 359 to Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
#22. Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT
--- 1.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT in Q1 2021: 552
--- #2 most common destination from Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT
- Net job flow: 218 to Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT
#21. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
--- 1.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI in Q1 2021: 739
--- #8 most common destination from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Net job flow: 97 to Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
#20. Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
--- 1.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ in Q1 2021: 801
--- #0 most common destination from Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Net job flow: 65 to Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
#19. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
--- 1.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA in Q1 2021: 948
--- #8 most common destination from San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
- Net job flow: 6 to New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
#18. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
--- 1.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL in Q1 2021: 378
--- #7 most common destination from Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- Net job flow: 580 to Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
#17. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
--- 1.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL in Q1 2021: 330
--- #6 most common destination from Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Net job flow: 639 to Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
#16. Syracuse, NY
--- 1.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Syracuse, NY in Q1 2021: 1,242
--- #0 most common destination from Syracuse, NY
- Net job flow: 155 to New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
#15. Jacksonville, FL
--- 1.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Jacksonville, FL in Q1 2021: 221
--- #3 most common destination from Jacksonville, FL
- Net job flow: 873 to Jacksonville, FL
#14. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
--- 1.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ in Q1 2021: 943
--- #1 most common destination from Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Net job flow: 206 to Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
#13. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
--- 2.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX in Q1 2021: 668
--- #6 most common destination from Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Net job flow: 610 to Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
#12. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
--- 2.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA in Q1 2021: 890
--- #7 most common destination from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
- Net job flow: 510 to Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
#11. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
--- 2.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV in Q1 2021: 1,383
--- #3 most common destination from Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Net job flow: 84 to Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
#10. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
--- 2.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA in Q1 2021: 1,164
--- #8 most common destination from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Net job flow: 410 to Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
#9. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
--- 2.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH in Q1 2021: 1,423
--- #4 most common destination from Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Net job flow: 203 to Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
#8. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
--- 3.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY in Q1 2021: 2,141
--- #0 most common destination from Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
- Net job flow: 97 to New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
#7. Rochester, NY
--- 3.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Rochester, NY in Q1 2021: 2,159
--- #0 most common destination from Rochester, NY
- Net job flow: 108 to New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
#6. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
--- 3.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL in Q1 2021: 793
--- #3 most common destination from Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
- Net job flow: 1,698 to Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
#5. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
--- 3.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT in Q1 2021: 1,839
--- #0 most common destination from Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Net job flow: 684 to Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
#4. Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY
--- 4.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY in Q1 2021: 2,862
--- #-1 most common destination from Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY
- Net job flow: 1 to New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
#3. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
--- 4.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY in Q1 2021: 2,962
--- #0 most common destination from Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Net job flow: 99 to New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
#2. Trenton-Princeton, NJ
--- 6.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Trenton-Princeton, NJ in Q1 2021: 3,699
--- #-1 most common destination from Trenton-Princeton, NJ
- Net job flow: 353 to Trenton-Princeton, NJ
#1. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
--- 15.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD in Q1 2021: 9,377
--- #0 most common destination from Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Net job flow: 318 to Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD