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 East Stroudsburg, 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 East Stroudsburg, PA in the first quarter of 2021.
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#12. Lebanon, PA
- Started a new job in Lebanon, PA from East Stroudsburg, PA in Q1 2021: 10
--- 0.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in East Stroudsburg, PA from Lebanon, PA in Q1 2021: 9
--- #15 (tie) most common destination from Lebanon, PA
- Net job flow: 1 to Lebanon, PA
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#11. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Started a new job in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV from East Stroudsburg, PA in Q1 2021: 11
--- 0.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in East Stroudsburg, PA from Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV in Q1 2021: 8
--- #189 (tie) most common destination from Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Net job flow: 3 to Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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#10. Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
- Started a new job in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA from East Stroudsburg, PA in Q1 2021: 11
--- 0.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in East Stroudsburg, PA from Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA in Q1 2021: 9
--- #12 most common destination from Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
- Net job flow: 2 to Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
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#9. York-Hanover, PA
- Started a new job in York-Hanover, PA from East Stroudsburg, PA in Q1 2021: 39
--- 2.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in East Stroudsburg, PA from York-Hanover, PA in Q1 2021: 57
--- #15 most common destination from York-Hanover, PA
- Net job flow: 18 to East Stroudsburg, PA
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#7. Reading, PA
- Started a new job in Reading, PA from East Stroudsburg, PA in Q1 2021: 52
--- 3.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in East Stroudsburg, PA from Reading, PA in Q1 2021: 45
--- #10 most common destination from Reading, PA
- Net job flow: 7 to Reading, PA
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#6. Pittsburgh, PA
- Started a new job in Pittsburgh, PA from East Stroudsburg, PA in Q1 2021: 53
--- 3.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in East Stroudsburg, PA from Pittsburgh, PA in Q1 2021: 47
--- #40 most common destination from Pittsburgh, PA
- Net job flow: 6 to Pittsburgh, PA
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#5. Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Started a new job in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA from East Stroudsburg, PA in Q1 2021: 59
--- 4.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in East Stroudsburg, PA from Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA in Q1 2021: 52
--- #19 most common destination from Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Net job flow: 7 to Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
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#4. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from East Stroudsburg, PA in Q1 2021: 123
--- 8.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in East Stroudsburg, PA from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA in Q1 2021: 142
--- #56 (tie) most common destination from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Net job flow: 19 to East Stroudsburg, PA
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#3. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Started a new job in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA from East Stroudsburg, PA in Q1 2021: 163
--- 11.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in East Stroudsburg, PA from Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA in Q1 2021: 165
--- #9 most common destination from Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Net job flow: 2 to East Stroudsburg, PA
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#2. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Started a new job in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD from East Stroudsburg, PA in Q1 2021: 293
--- 20.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in East Stroudsburg, PA from Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD in Q1 2021: 296
--- #17 most common destination from Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Net job flow: 3 to East Stroudsburg, PA
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#1. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Started a new job in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ from East Stroudsburg, PA in Q1 2021: 312
--- 21.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in East Stroudsburg, PA from Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ in Q1 2021: 298
--- #8 most common destination from Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Net job flow: 14 to Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
