Metros where people in St. George are getting new jobs
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 St. George, UT 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 St. George, UT in the first quarter of 2021.
#13. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
--- 0.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in St. George, UT from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI in Q1 2021: 4
--- #202 (tie) most common destination from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Net job flow: 7 to Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
#12. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
--- 0.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in St. George, UT from Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO in Q1 2021: 14
--- #164 most common destination from Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
- Net job flow: 2 to St. George, UT
#11. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
--- 0.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in St. George, UT from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA in Q1 2021: 15
--- #117 (tie) most common destination from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Net job flow: 0 to St. George, UT
#10. Boise City, ID
--- 0.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in St. George, UT from Boise City, ID in Q1 2021: 10
--- #55 (tie) most common destination from Boise City, ID
- Net job flow: 5 to Boise City, ID
#9. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
--- 1.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in St. George, UT from Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA in Q1 2021: 50
--- #79 most common destination from Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Net job flow: 33 to St. George, UT
#8. Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
--- 1.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in St. George, UT from Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ in Q1 2021: 12
--- #12 (tie) most common destination from Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
- Net job flow: 11 to Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
#7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
--- 2.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in St. George, UT from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA in Q1 2021: 110
--- #89 most common destination from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Net job flow: 69 to St. George, UT
#6. Logan, UT-ID
--- 2.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in St. George, UT from Logan, UT-ID in Q1 2021: 46
--- #4 most common destination from Logan, UT-ID
- Net job flow: 5 to Logan, UT-ID
#5. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
--- 3.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in St. George, UT from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ in Q1 2021: 75
--- #64 most common destination from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Net job flow: 11 to St. George, UT
#4. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
--- 6.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in St. George, UT from Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV in Q1 2021: 155
--- #18 most common destination from Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Net job flow: 39 to St. George, UT
#3. Ogden-Clearfield, UT
--- 10.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in St. George, UT from Ogden-Clearfield, UT in Q1 2021: 202
--- #4 most common destination from Ogden-Clearfield, UT
- Net job flow: 9 to St. George, UT
#2. Provo-Orem, UT
--- 18.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in St. George, UT from Provo-Orem, UT in Q1 2021: 305
--- #3 most common destination from Provo-Orem, UT
- Net job flow: 22 to Provo-Orem, UT
#1. Salt Lake City, UT
--- 35.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in St. George, UT from Salt Lake City, UT in Q1 2021: 622
--- #3 most common destination from Salt Lake City, UT
- Net job flow: 11 to Salt Lake City, UT