People from these metros are finding new jobs in Scranton

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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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA in the second quarter of 2020.

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#20. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

- Started a new job in Scranton from Baltimore in Q2 2020: 22
--- #47 most common destination from Baltimore
- Started a new job in Baltimore from Scranton in Q2 2020: 34
--- 0.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 12 to Baltimore
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#19. Altoona, PA

- Started a new job in Scranton from Altoona in Q2 2020: 24
--- #10 most common destination from Altoona
- Started a new job in Altoona from Scranton in Q2 2020: 21
--- 0.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 3 to Scranton
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#18. Binghamton, NY

- Started a new job in Scranton from Binghamton in Q2 2020: 24
--- #13 most common destination from Binghamton
- Started a new job in Binghamton from Scranton in Q2 2020: 26
--- 0.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 2 to Binghamton
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#17. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

- Started a new job in Scranton from Washington in Q2 2020: 25
--- #90 (tie) most common destination from Washington
- Started a new job in Washington from Scranton in Q2 2020: 39
--- 0.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 14 to Washington
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#16. Erie, PA

- Started a new job in Scranton from Erie in Q2 2020: 30
--- #11 most common destination from Erie
- Started a new job in Erie from Scranton in Q2 2020: 21
--- 0.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 9 to Scranton

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#15. Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA

- Started a new job in Scranton from Chambersburg in Q2 2020: 36
--- #12 (tie) most common destination from Chambersburg
- Started a new job in Chambersburg from Scranton in Q2 2020: 45
--- 1.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 9 to Chambersburg
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#14. State College, PA

- Started a new job in Scranton from State College in Q2 2020: 46
--- #7 (tie) most common destination from State College
- Started a new job in State College from Scranton in Q2 2020: 29
--- 0.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 17 to Scranton
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#13. Lebanon, PA

- Started a new job in Scranton from Lebanon in Q2 2020: 49
--- #11 most common destination from Lebanon
- Started a new job in Lebanon from Scranton in Q2 2020: 43
--- 0.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 6 to Scranton
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#12. Williamsport, PA

- Started a new job in Scranton from Williamsport in Q2 2020: 70
--- #6 most common destination from Williamsport
- Started a new job in Williamsport from Scranton in Q2 2020: 54
--- 1.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 16 to Scranton
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#11. Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA

- Started a new job in Scranton from Bloomsburg in Q2 2020: 133
--- #3 most common destination from Bloomsburg
- Started a new job in Bloomsburg from Scranton in Q2 2020: 129
--- 2.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 4 to Scranton

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#10. Lancaster, PA

- Started a new job in Scranton from Lancaster in Q2 2020: 145
--- #10 most common destination from Lancaster
- Started a new job in Lancaster from Scranton in Q2 2020: 139
--- 3.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 6 to Scranton
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#9. Reading, PA

- Started a new job in Scranton from Reading in Q2 2020: 156
--- #9 most common destination from Reading
- Started a new job in Reading from Scranton in Q2 2020: 137
--- 3.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 19 to Scranton
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#8. East Stroudsburg, PA

- Started a new job in Scranton from East Stroudsburg in Q2 2020: 162
--- #4 most common destination from East Stroudsburg
- Started a new job in East Stroudsburg from Scranton in Q2 2020: 155
--- 3.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 7 to Scranton
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#7. York-Hanover, PA

- Started a new job in Scranton from York in Q2 2020: 162
--- #11 most common destination from York
- Started a new job in York from Scranton in Q2 2020: 143
--- 3.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 19 to Scranton
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#6. Pittsburgh, PA

- Started a new job in Scranton from Pittsburgh in Q2 2020: 250
--- #9 most common destination from Pittsburgh
- Started a new job in Pittsburgh from Scranton in Q2 2020: 295
--- 6.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 45 to Pittsburgh

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

- Started a new job in Scranton from New York in Q2 2020: 278
--- #39 most common destination from New York
- Started a new job in New York from Scranton in Q2 2020: 172
--- 3.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 106 to Scranton
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#4. Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

- Started a new job in Scranton from Harrisburg in Q2 2020: 308
--- #8 most common destination from Harrisburg
- Started a new job in Harrisburg from Scranton in Q2 2020: 334
--- 7.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 26 to Harrisburg
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#3. Not in metropolitan area, PA

- Started a new job in Scranton from Not in metropolitan area in Q2 2020: 545
--- #4 most common destination from Not in metropolitan area
- Started a new job in Not in metropolitan area from Scranton in Q2 2020: 512
--- 11.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 33 to Scranton
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#2. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

- Started a new job in Scranton from Allentown in Q2 2020: 572
--- #4 most common destination from Allentown
- Started a new job in Allentown from Scranton in Q2 2020: 609
--- 13.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 37 to Allentown
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#1. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

- Started a new job in Scranton from Philadelphia in Q2 2020: 945
--- #11 most common destination from Philadelphia
- Started a new job in Philadelphia from Scranton in Q2 2020: 852
--- 18.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Net job flow: 93 to Scranton

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