States Where People in Texas Are Getting New Jobs

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 Texas that started a new job in the second quarter of 2020. Data is not available for Alaska, Arkansas, and Mississippi.

In Q2 2020, 49,837 people from Texas started a job in another state. Keep reading to find out which states were most common.

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#20. Wisconsin

- Started a new job in Wisconsin from Texas in Q2 2020: 892
--- 1.8% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Texas from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 612
--- #3 most common destination from Wisconsin
- Net job flow: 280 to Wisconsin

#19. Michigan

- Started a new job in Michigan from Texas in Q2 2020: 901
--- 1.8% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Texas from Michigan in Q2 2020: 798
--- #5 most common destination from Michigan
- Net job flow: 103 to Michigan

#18. Alabama

- Started a new job in Alabama from Texas in Q2 2020: 926
--- 1.9% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Texas from Alabama in Q2 2020: 841
--- #4 most common destination from Alabama
- Net job flow: 85 to Alabama

#17. Kansas

- Started a new job in Kansas from Texas in Q2 2020: 963
--- 1.9% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Texas from Kansas in Q2 2020: 1,064
--- #2 most common destination from Kansas
- Net job flow: 101 to Texas

#16. Ohio

- Started a new job in Ohio from Texas in Q2 2020: 1,093
--- 2.2% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Texas from Ohio in Q2 2020: 1,060
--- #7 most common destination from Ohio
- Net job flow: 33 to Ohio

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#15. Virginia

- Started a new job in Virginia from Texas in Q2 2020: 1,160
--- 2.3% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Texas from Virginia in Q2 2020: 1,227
--- #5 most common destination from Virginia
- Net job flow: 67 to Texas

#14. New York

- Started a new job in New York from Texas in Q2 2020: 1,237
--- 2.5% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Texas from New York in Q2 2020: 1,765
--- #7 most common destination from New York
- Net job flow: 528 to Texas

#13. Missouri

- Started a new job in Missouri from Texas in Q2 2020: 1,298
--- 2.6% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Texas from Missouri in Q2 2020: 1,176
--- #3 most common destination from Missouri
- Net job flow: 122 to Missouri

#12. North Carolina

- Started a new job in North Carolina from Texas in Q2 2020: 1,339
--- 2.7% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Texas from North Carolina in Q2 2020: 1,361
--- #6 most common destination from North Carolina
- Net job flow: 22 to Texas

#11. Tennessee

- Started a new job in Tennessee from Texas in Q2 2020: 1,377
--- 2.8% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Texas from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 1,343
--- #3 most common destination from Tennessee
- Net job flow: 34 to Tennessee

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#10. Washington

- Started a new job in Washington from Texas in Q2 2020: 1,532
--- 3.1% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Texas from Washington in Q2 2020: 1,169
--- #4 most common destination from Washington
- Net job flow: 363 to Washington

#9. Illinois

- Started a new job in Illinois from Texas in Q2 2020: 1,585
--- 3.2% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Texas from Illinois in Q2 2020: 2,060
--- #5 most common destination from Illinois
- Net job flow: 475 to Texas

#8. Georgia

- Started a new job in Georgia from Texas in Q2 2020: 1,679
--- 3.4% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Texas from Georgia in Q2 2020: 1,738
--- #5 most common destination from Georgia
- Net job flow: 59 to Texas

#7. Arizona

- Started a new job in Arizona from Texas in Q2 2020: 1,892
--- 3.8% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Texas from Arizona in Q2 2020: 1,744
--- #2 most common destination from Arizona
- Net job flow: 148 to Arizona

#6. Colorado

- Started a new job in Colorado from Texas in Q2 2020: 2,497
--- 5.0% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Texas from Colorado in Q2 2020: 2,313
--- #1 most common destination from Colorado
- Net job flow: 184 to Colorado

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#5. New Mexico

- Started a new job in New Mexico from Texas in Q2 2020: 2,593
--- 5.2% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Texas from New Mexico in Q2 2020: 2,794
--- #1 most common destination from New Mexico
- Net job flow: 201 to Texas

#4. Oklahoma

- Started a new job in Oklahoma from Texas in Q2 2020: 3,164
--- 6.3% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Texas from Oklahoma in Q2 2020: 3,390
--- #1 most common destination from Oklahoma
- Net job flow: 226 to Texas

#3. Florida

- Started a new job in Florida from Texas in Q2 2020: 3,197
--- 6.4% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Texas from Florida in Q2 2020: 3,711
--- #3 most common destination from Florida
- Net job flow: 514 to Texas

#2. Louisiana

- Started a new job in Louisiana from Texas in Q2 2020: 4,178
--- 8.4% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Texas from Louisiana in Q2 2020: 4,518
--- #1 most common destination from Louisiana
- Net job flow: 340 to Texas

#1. California

- Started a new job in California from Texas in Q2 2020: 4,926
--- 9.9% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Texas from California in Q2 2020: 6,861
--- #1 most common destination from California
- Net job flow: 1,935 to Texas

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States where people in Texas are getting new jobs