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 Georgia that started a new job in the second quarter of 2020. Data is not available for Alaska, Arkansas, and Mississippi.
In Q2 2020, 26,099 people from Georgia started a job in another state. Keep reading to find out which states were most common.
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#20. New Jersey
- Started a new job in New Jersey from Georgia in Q2 2020: 321
--- 1.2% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Georgia from New Jersey in Q2 2020: 402
--- #12 most common destination from New Jersey
- Net job flow: 81 to Georgia
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#19. Missouri
- Started a new job in Missouri from Georgia in Q2 2020: 339
--- 1.3% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Georgia from Missouri in Q2 2020: 309
--- #10 most common destination from Missouri
- Net job flow: 30 to Missouri
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#18. Washington
- Started a new job in Washington from Georgia in Q2 2020: 356
--- 1.4% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Georgia from Washington in Q2 2020: 265
--- #12 most common destination from Washington
- Net job flow: 91 to Washington
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#17. Louisiana
- Started a new job in Louisiana from Georgia in Q2 2020: 357
--- 1.4% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Georgia from Louisiana in Q2 2020: 405
--- #3 most common destination from Louisiana
- Net job flow: 48 to Georgia
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#16. Indiana
- Started a new job in Indiana from Georgia in Q2 2020: 362
--- 1.4% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Georgia from Indiana in Q2 2020: 373
--- #9 most common destination from Indiana
- Net job flow: 11 to Georgia
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#15. Maryland
- Started a new job in Maryland from Georgia in Q2 2020: 384
--- 1.5% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Georgia from Maryland in Q2 2020: 364
--- #12 most common destination from Maryland
- Net job flow: 20 to Maryland
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#14. Colorado
- Started a new job in Colorado from Georgia in Q2 2020: 414
--- 1.6% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Georgia from Colorado in Q2 2020: 359
--- #14 most common destination from Colorado
- Net job flow: 55 to Colorado
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#13. Pennsylvania
- Started a new job in Pennsylvania from Georgia in Q2 2020: 457
--- 1.8% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Georgia from Pennsylvania in Q2 2020: 541
--- #13 most common destination from Pennsylvania
- Net job flow: 84 to Georgia
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#12. Michigan
- Started a new job in Michigan from Georgia in Q2 2020: 521
--- 2.0% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Georgia from Michigan in Q2 2020: 367
--- #8 most common destination from Michigan
- Net job flow: 154 to Michigan
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#11. Illinois
- Started a new job in Illinois from Georgia in Q2 2020: 603
--- 2.3% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Georgia from Illinois in Q2 2020: 592
--- #11 most common destination from Illinois
- Net job flow: 11 to Illinois
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#10. Ohio
- Started a new job in Ohio from Georgia in Q2 2020: 620
--- 2.4% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Georgia from Ohio in Q2 2020: 621
--- #12 most common destination from Ohio
- Net job flow: 1 to Georgia
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#9. New York
- Started a new job in New York from Georgia in Q2 2020: 833
--- 3.2% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Georgia from New York in Q2 2020: 1,065
--- #9 most common destination from New York
- Net job flow: 232 to Georgia
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#8. Virginia
- Started a new job in Virginia from Georgia in Q2 2020: 855
--- 3.3% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Georgia from Virginia in Q2 2020: 774
--- #11 most common destination from Virginia
- Net job flow: 81 to Virginia
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#7. California
- Started a new job in California from Georgia in Q2 2020: 1,035
--- 4.0% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Georgia from California in Q2 2020: 1,239
--- #12 most common destination from California
- Net job flow: 204 to Georgia
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#6. Texas
- Started a new job in Texas from Georgia in Q2 2020: 1,738
--- 6.7% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Georgia from Texas in Q2 2020: 1,679
--- #10 most common destination from Texas
- Net job flow: 59 to Texas
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#5. North Carolina
- Started a new job in North Carolina from Georgia in Q2 2020: 1,752
--- 6.7% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Georgia from North Carolina in Q2 2020: 1,619
--- #4 most common destination from North Carolina
- Net job flow: 133 to North Carolina
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#4. Alabama
- Started a new job in Alabama from Georgia in Q2 2020: 2,320
--- 8.9% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Georgia from Alabama in Q2 2020: 2,399
--- #1 most common destination from Alabama
- Net job flow: 79 to Georgia
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#3. Tennessee
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Georgia in Q2 2020: 2,382
--- 9.1% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Georgia from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 2,428
--- #0 most common destination from Tennessee
- Net job flow: 46 to Georgia
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#2. South Carolina
- Started a new job in South Carolina from Georgia in Q2 2020: 2,846
--- 10.9% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Georgia from South Carolina in Q2 2020: 2,493
--- #2 most common destination from South Carolina
- Net job flow: 353 to South Carolina
