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Metros where people in Gadsden 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 Gadsden, AL 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 Gadsden, AL in the first quarter of 2021.
#14. Chattanooga, TN-GA
--- 1.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Gadsden, AL from Chattanooga, TN-GA in Q1 2021: 5
--- #61 most common destination from Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Net job flow: 9 to Chattanooga, TN-GA
#13. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
--- 1.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Gadsden, AL from Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL in Q1 2021: 22
--- #18 (tie) most common destination from Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
- Net job flow: 5 to Gadsden, AL
#12. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
--- 1.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Gadsden, AL from Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL in Q1 2021: 1
--- #33 (tie) most common destination from Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
- Net job flow: 18 to Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
#11. Dothan, AL
--- 1.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Gadsden, AL from Dothan, AL in Q1 2021: 15
--- #15 (tie) most common destination from Dothan, AL
- Net job flow: 5 to Dothan, AL
#10. Auburn-Opelika, AL
--- 2.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Gadsden, AL from Auburn-Opelika, AL in Q1 2021: 24
--- #13 most common destination from Auburn-Opelika, AL
- Net job flow: 3 to Auburn-Opelika, AL
#9. Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
--- 2.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Gadsden, AL from Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL in Q1 2021: 27
--- #9 most common destination from Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
- Net job flow: 2 to Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
#8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
--- 2.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Gadsden, AL from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA in Q1 2021: 37
--- #119 (tie) most common destination from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
- Net job flow: 0 to Gadsden, AL
#7. Mobile, AL
--- 3.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Gadsden, AL from Mobile, AL in Q1 2021: 17
--- #16 most common destination from Mobile, AL
- Net job flow: 26 to Mobile, AL
#6. Tuscaloosa, AL
--- 3.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Gadsden, AL from Tuscaloosa, AL in Q1 2021: 53
--- #9 most common destination from Tuscaloosa, AL
- Net job flow: 4 to Gadsden, AL
#5. Decatur, AL
--- 3.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Gadsden, AL from Decatur, AL in Q1 2021: 45
--- #7 most common destination from Decatur, AL
- Net job flow: 4 to Decatur, AL
#4. Montgomery, AL
--- 4.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Gadsden, AL from Montgomery, AL in Q1 2021: 65
--- #14 most common destination from Montgomery, AL
- Net job flow: 2 to Gadsden, AL
#3. Huntsville, AL
--- 10.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Gadsden, AL from Huntsville, AL in Q1 2021: 113
--- #11 most common destination from Huntsville, AL
- Net job flow: 23 to Huntsville, AL
#2. Anniston-Oxford, AL
--- 13.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Gadsden, AL from Anniston-Oxford, AL in Q1 2021: 140
--- #2 most common destination from Anniston-Oxford, AL
- Net job flow: 38 to Anniston-Oxford, AL
#1. Birmingham-Hoover, AL
--- 37.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Gadsden, AL from Birmingham-Hoover, AL in Q1 2021: 388
--- #5 most common destination from Birmingham-Hoover, AL
- Net job flow: 122 to Birmingham-Hoover, AL