People from these metros are finding new jobs in Kansas City

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Jobs have long been one of the main reasons people move. But with the rise of remote working—pushed to greater heights by the COVID-19 pandemic—some people work for employers in new cities and states without ever leaving their original home. And sometimes a job in a new city or state is as simple as staying put but commuting to a new job that's technically across state lines or in a different city than where you live. Still, with the majority of workers in America going into a physical building to work, many continue to move to new areas for new jobs. Seeing where people are coming from for new jobs—either physically or remotely—in a metro sheds light on an area's job market. Stacker compiled a list of metros where the most people are finding new jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS using data from the U.S. Census Bureau Jobs-to-Jobs Flows. Metros are ranked by the number of people that started a new job in Kansas City, MO-KS in the second quarter of 2020.

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#20. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

- Started a new job in Kansas City from New York in Q2 2020: 94
--- #69 (tie) most common destination from New York
- Started a new job in New York from Kansas City in Q2 2020: 71
--- 0.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 23 to Kansas City
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#19. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

- Started a new job in Kansas City from Houston in Q2 2020: 99
--- #50 (tie) most common destination from Houston
- Started a new job in Houston from Kansas City in Q2 2020: 117
--- 0.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 18 to Houston
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#18. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

- Started a new job in Kansas City from Phoenix in Q2 2020: 106
--- #28 most common destination from Phoenix
- Started a new job in Phoenix from Kansas City in Q2 2020: 146
--- 0.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 40 to Phoenix
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#17. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

- Started a new job in Kansas City from Los Angeles in Q2 2020: 125
--- #52 (tie) most common destination from Los Angeles
- Started a new job in Los Angeles from Kansas City in Q2 2020: 83
--- 0.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 42 to Kansas City
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#16. Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

- Started a new job in Kansas City from Omaha in Q2 2020: 141
--- #9 most common destination from Omaha
- Started a new job in Omaha from Kansas City in Q2 2020: 138
--- 0.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 3 to Kansas City

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#15. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

- Started a new job in Kansas City from Denver in Q2 2020: 156
--- #28 most common destination from Denver
- Started a new job in Denver from Kansas City in Q2 2020: 127
--- 0.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 29 to Kansas City
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#14. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

- Started a new job in Kansas City from Chicago in Q2 2020: 205
--- #39 (tie) most common destination from Chicago
- Started a new job in Chicago from Kansas City in Q2 2020: 194
--- 1.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 11 to Kansas City
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#13. Jefferson City, MO

- Started a new job in Kansas City from Jefferson City in Q2 2020: 229
--- #4 most common destination from Jefferson City
- Started a new job in Jefferson City from Kansas City in Q2 2020: 311
--- 1.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 82 to Jefferson City
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#12. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

- Started a new job in Kansas City from Dallas in Q2 2020: 233
--- #32 most common destination from Dallas
- Started a new job in Dallas from Kansas City in Q2 2020: 311
--- 1.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 78 to Dallas
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#11. Joplin, MO

- Started a new job in Kansas City from Joplin in Q2 2020: 293
--- #4 most common destination from Joplin
- Started a new job in Joplin from Kansas City in Q2 2020: 252
--- 1.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 41 to Kansas City

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#10. Columbia, MO

- Started a new job in Kansas City from Columbia in Q2 2020: 424
--- #4 most common destination from Columbia
- Started a new job in Columbia from Kansas City in Q2 2020: 362
--- 2.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 62 to Kansas City
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#9. Manhattan, KS

- Started a new job in Kansas City from Manhattan in Q2 2020: 443
--- #3 most common destination from Manhattan
- Started a new job in Manhattan from Kansas City in Q2 2020: 233
--- 1.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 210 to Kansas City
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#8. St. Joseph, MO-KS

- Started a new job in Kansas City from St. Joseph in Q2 2020: 656
--- #2 most common destination from St. Joseph
- Started a new job in St. Joseph from Kansas City in Q2 2020: 605
--- 3.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 51 to Kansas City
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#7. Springfield, MO

- Started a new job in Kansas City from Springfield in Q2 2020: 687
--- #4 most common destination from Springfield
- Started a new job in Springfield from Kansas City in Q2 2020: 651
--- 3.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 36 to Kansas City
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#6. Lawrence, KS

- Started a new job in Kansas City from Lawrence in Q2 2020: 784
--- #1 most common destination from Lawrence
- Started a new job in Lawrence from Kansas City in Q2 2020: 528
--- 3.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 256 to Kansas City

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#5. Topeka, KS

- Started a new job in Kansas City from Topeka in Q2 2020: 890
--- #2 most common destination from Topeka
- Started a new job in Topeka from Kansas City in Q2 2020: 872
--- 5.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 18 to Kansas City
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#4. Not in metropolitan area, KS

- Started a new job in Kansas City from Not in metropolitan area in Q2 2020: 1,394
--- #3 most common destination from Not in metropolitan area
- Started a new job in Not in metropolitan area from Kansas City in Q2 2020: 1,152
--- 6.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 242 to Kansas City
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#3. Not in metropolitan area, MO

- Started a new job in Kansas City from Not in metropolitan area in Q2 2020: 1,583
--- #3 most common destination from Not in metropolitan area
- Started a new job in Not in metropolitan area from Kansas City in Q2 2020: 1,624
--- 9.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 41 to Not in metropolitan area
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#2. Wichita, KS

- Started a new job in Kansas City from Wichita in Q2 2020: 1,996
--- #3 most common destination from Wichita
- Started a new job in Wichita from Kansas City in Q2 2020: 1,105
--- 6.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 891 to Kansas City
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#1. St. Louis, MO-IL

- Started a new job in Kansas City from St. Louis in Q2 2020: 3,113
--- #2 most common destination from St. Louis
- Started a new job in St. Louis from Kansas City in Q2 2020: 3,058
--- 18.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 55 to Kansas City

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