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States where people in Tennessee are getting new jobs
Jobs are one of the biggest reasons people move. Areas with growing job markets like Texas are gaining residents, while states with sluggish markets experience brain drain as workers move to places that can support their careers. Stacker analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau Jobs-to-Jobs Flows to determine the states where people from Oregon are finding the most new jobs. States are ranked by the number of people from Tennessee that started a new job in the second quarter of 2020. Data is not available for Alaska, Arkansas, and Mississippi.
In Q2 2020, 19,020 people from Tennessee started a job in another state. Keep reading to find out which states were most common.
#20. Wisconsin
- Started a new job in Wisconsin from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 238
--- 1.3% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 303
--- #13 most common destination from Wisconsin
- Net job flow: 65 to Tennessee
--- 1.3% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 303
--- #13 most common destination from Wisconsin
- Net job flow: 65 to Tennessee
#19. Louisiana
- Started a new job in Louisiana from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 269
--- 1.4% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Louisiana in Q2 2020: 329
--- #6 most common destination from Louisiana
- Net job flow: 60 to Tennessee
--- 1.4% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Louisiana in Q2 2020: 329
--- #6 most common destination from Louisiana
- Net job flow: 60 to Tennessee
#18. Arizona
- Started a new job in Arizona from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 318
--- 1.7% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Arizona in Q2 2020: 313
--- #16 most common destination from Arizona
- Net job flow: 5 to Arizona
--- 1.7% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Arizona in Q2 2020: 313
--- #16 most common destination from Arizona
- Net job flow: 5 to Arizona
#17. Colorado
- Started a new job in Colorado from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 327
--- 1.7% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Colorado in Q2 2020: 397
--- #22 most common destination from Colorado
- Net job flow: 70 to Tennessee
--- 1.7% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Colorado in Q2 2020: 397
--- #22 most common destination from Colorado
- Net job flow: 70 to Tennessee
#16. Pennsylvania
- Started a new job in Pennsylvania from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 357
--- 1.9% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Pennsylvania in Q2 2020: 421
--- #14 most common destination from Pennsylvania
- Net job flow: 64 to Tennessee
--- 1.9% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Pennsylvania in Q2 2020: 421
--- #14 most common destination from Pennsylvania
- Net job flow: 64 to Tennessee
#15. New York
- Started a new job in New York from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 409
--- 2.2% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from New York in Q2 2020: 542
--- #14 most common destination from New York
- Net job flow: 133 to Tennessee
--- 2.2% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from New York in Q2 2020: 542
--- #14 most common destination from New York
- Net job flow: 133 to Tennessee
#14. Michigan
- Started a new job in Michigan from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 411
--- 2.2% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Michigan in Q2 2020: 443
--- #10 most common destination from Michigan
- Net job flow: 32 to Tennessee
--- 2.2% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Michigan in Q2 2020: 443
--- #10 most common destination from Michigan
- Net job flow: 32 to Tennessee
#13. Missouri
- Started a new job in Missouri from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 485
--- 2.5% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Missouri in Q2 2020: 442
--- #8 most common destination from Missouri
- Net job flow: 43 to Missouri
--- 2.5% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Missouri in Q2 2020: 442
--- #8 most common destination from Missouri
- Net job flow: 43 to Missouri
#12. South Carolina
- Started a new job in South Carolina from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 567
--- 3.0% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from South Carolina in Q2 2020: 465
--- #6 most common destination from South Carolina
- Net job flow: 102 to South Carolina
--- 3.0% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from South Carolina in Q2 2020: 465
--- #6 most common destination from South Carolina
- Net job flow: 102 to South Carolina
#11. Indiana
- Started a new job in Indiana from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 575
--- 3.0% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Indiana in Q2 2020: 588
--- #7 most common destination from Indiana
- Net job flow: 13 to Tennessee
--- 3.0% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Indiana in Q2 2020: 588
--- #7 most common destination from Indiana
- Net job flow: 13 to Tennessee
#10. Illinois
- Started a new job in Illinois from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 592
--- 3.1% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Illinois in Q2 2020: 831
--- #12 most common destination from Illinois
- Net job flow: 239 to Tennessee
--- 3.1% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Illinois in Q2 2020: 831
--- #12 most common destination from Illinois
- Net job flow: 239 to Tennessee
#9. Ohio
- Started a new job in Ohio from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 599
--- 3.1% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Ohio in Q2 2020: 658
--- #13 most common destination from Ohio
- Net job flow: 59 to Tennessee
--- 3.1% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Ohio in Q2 2020: 658
--- #13 most common destination from Ohio
- Net job flow: 59 to Tennessee
#8. California
- Started a new job in California from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 646
--- 3.4% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from California in Q2 2020: 957
--- #18 most common destination from California
- Net job flow: 311 to Tennessee
--- 3.4% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from California in Q2 2020: 957
--- #18 most common destination from California
- Net job flow: 311 to Tennessee
#7. Virginia
- Started a new job in Virginia from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 980
--- 5.2% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Virginia in Q2 2020: 1,156
--- #9 most common destination from Virginia
- Net job flow: 176 to Tennessee
--- 5.2% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Virginia in Q2 2020: 1,156
--- #9 most common destination from Virginia
- Net job flow: 176 to Tennessee
#6. North Carolina
- Started a new job in North Carolina from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 1,063
--- 5.6% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from North Carolina in Q2 2020: 1,130
--- #8 most common destination from North Carolina
- Net job flow: 67 to Tennessee
--- 5.6% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from North Carolina in Q2 2020: 1,130
--- #8 most common destination from North Carolina
- Net job flow: 67 to Tennessee
#5. Texas
- Started a new job in Texas from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 1,343
--- 7.1% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Texas in Q2 2020: 1,377
--- #12 most common destination from Texas
- Net job flow: 34 to Tennessee
--- 7.1% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Texas in Q2 2020: 1,377
--- #12 most common destination from Texas
- Net job flow: 34 to Tennessee
#4. Alabama
- Started a new job in Alabama from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 1,350
--- 7.1% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Alabama in Q2 2020: 1,271
--- #3 most common destination from Alabama
- Net job flow: 79 to Alabama
--- 7.1% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Alabama in Q2 2020: 1,271
--- #3 most common destination from Alabama
- Net job flow: 79 to Alabama
#3. Kentucky
- Started a new job in Kentucky from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 1,648
--- 8.7% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Kentucky in Q2 2020: 1,791
--- #3 most common destination from Kentucky
- Net job flow: 143 to Tennessee
--- 8.7% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Kentucky in Q2 2020: 1,791
--- #3 most common destination from Kentucky
- Net job flow: 143 to Tennessee
#2. Florida
- Started a new job in Florida from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 1,652
--- 8.7% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Florida in Q2 2020: 1,974
--- #10 most common destination from Florida
- Net job flow: 322 to Tennessee
--- 8.7% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Florida in Q2 2020: 1,974
--- #10 most common destination from Florida
- Net job flow: 322 to Tennessee
#1. Georgia
- Started a new job in Georgia from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 2,428
--- 12.8% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Georgia in Q2 2020: 2,382
--- #3 most common destination from Georgia
- Net job flow: 46 to Georgia
--- 12.8% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Georgia in Q2 2020: 2,382
--- #3 most common destination from Georgia
- Net job flow: 46 to Georgia
