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 Wisconsin that started a new job in the second quarter of 2020. Data is not available for Alaska, Arkansas, and Mississippi.
In Q2 2020, 12,675 people from Wisconsin started a job in another state. Keep reading to find out which states were most common.
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#20. South Carolina
- Started a new job in South Carolina from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 115
--- 0.9% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Wisconsin from South Carolina in Q2 2020: 145
--- #25 most common destination from South Carolina
- Net job flow: 30 to Wisconsin
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#19. Virginia
- Started a new job in Virginia from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 131
--- 1.0% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Wisconsin from Virginia in Q2 2020: 141
--- #29 most common destination from Virginia
- Net job flow: 10 to Wisconsin
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#18. Pennsylvania
- Started a new job in Pennsylvania from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 138
--- 1.1% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Wisconsin from Pennsylvania in Q2 2020: 188
--- #26 most common destination from Pennsylvania
- Net job flow: 50 to Wisconsin
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#17. New York
- Started a new job in New York from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 158
--- 1.2% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Wisconsin from New York in Q2 2020: 234
--- #27 most common destination from New York
- Net job flow: 76 to Wisconsin
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#16. Washington
- Started a new job in Washington from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 184
--- 1.5% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Wisconsin from Washington in Q2 2020: 138
--- #25 most common destination from Washington
- Net job flow: 46 to Washington
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#15. Ohio
- Started a new job in Ohio from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 223
--- 1.8% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Wisconsin from Ohio in Q2 2020: 319
--- #21 most common destination from Ohio
- Net job flow: 96 to Wisconsin
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#14. North Carolina
- Started a new job in North Carolina from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 228
--- 1.8% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Wisconsin from North Carolina in Q2 2020: 200
--- #25 most common destination from North Carolina
- Net job flow: 28 to North Carolina
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#13. Missouri
- Started a new job in Missouri from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 233
--- 1.8% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Wisconsin from Missouri in Q2 2020: 269
--- #17 most common destination from Missouri
- Net job flow: 36 to Wisconsin
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#12. Georgia
- Started a new job in Georgia from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 233
--- 1.8% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Wisconsin from Georgia in Q2 2020: 222
--- #24 most common destination from Georgia
- Net job flow: 11 to Georgia
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#11. Indiana
- Started a new job in Indiana from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 283
--- 2.2% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Wisconsin from Indiana in Q2 2020: 324
--- #13 most common destination from Indiana
- Net job flow: 41 to Wisconsin
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#10. Tennessee
- Started a new job in Tennessee from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 303
--- 2.4% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Wisconsin from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 238
--- #19 most common destination from Tennessee
- Net job flow: 65 to Tennessee
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#9. Colorado
- Started a new job in Colorado from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 344
--- 2.7% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Wisconsin from Colorado in Q2 2020: 384
--- #19 most common destination from Colorado
- Net job flow: 40 to Wisconsin
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#8. Arizona
- Started a new job in Arizona from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 348
--- 2.7% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Wisconsin from Arizona in Q2 2020: 344
--- #13 most common destination from Arizona
- Net job flow: 4 to Arizona
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#7. California
- Started a new job in California from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 360
--- 2.8% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Wisconsin from California in Q2 2020: 479
--- #29 most common destination from California
- Net job flow: 119 to Wisconsin
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#5. Florida
- Started a new job in Florida from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 536
--- 4.2% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Wisconsin from Florida in Q2 2020: 719
--- #25 most common destination from Florida
- Net job flow: 183 to Wisconsin
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#4. Texas
- Started a new job in Texas from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 612
--- 4.8% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Wisconsin from Texas in Q2 2020: 892
--- #27 most common destination from Texas
- Net job flow: 280 to Wisconsin
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#3. Michigan
- Started a new job in Michigan from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 630
--- 5.0% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Wisconsin from Michigan in Q2 2020: 697
--- #7 most common destination from Michigan
- Net job flow: 67 to Wisconsin
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#2. Minnesota
- Started a new job in Minnesota from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 2,545
--- 20.1% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Wisconsin from Minnesota in Q2 2020: 2,651
--- #1 most common destination from Minnesota
- Net job flow: 106 to Wisconsin
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#1. Illinois
- Started a new job in Illinois from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 3,008
--- 23.7% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Wisconsin from Illinois in Q2 2020: 3,368
--- #3 most common destination from Illinois
- Net job flow: 360 to Wisconsin
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