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Net movement

Every state, for all trades

Net movement of trade workers in and out per year, ACS 2020-2024 averages.

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Net leavingNet arriving
1North Carolina
+5,485
2Texas
+5,240
3Florida
+3,975
4Virginia
+3,940
5Arizona
+3,705
6Nevada
+2,459
7Indiana
+2,355
8Oklahoma
+1,930
9Idaho
+1,884
10South Carolina
+1,778
11Tennessee
+1,775
12Kentucky
+1,528
13Wisconsin
+1,209
14Alabama
+984
15West Virginia
+799
16Wyoming
+792
17Montana
+783
18North Dakota
+770
19New Mexico
+735
20New Hampshire
+650
21Utah
+575
22Ohio
+559
23Mississippi
+555
24South Dakota
+478
25Missouri
+473
26Michigan
+259
27Georgia
+249
28Rhode Island
+176
29Delaware
+102
30Alaska
+64
31Hawaii
−48
32Nebraska
−67
33Kansas
−92
34Maine
−125
35Vermont
−140
36Arkansas
−180
37Colorado
−197
38Washington
−279
39Iowa
−355
40Maryland
−576
41Minnesota
−630
42District of Columbia
−776
43Connecticut
−936
44Oregon
−1,117
45Pennsylvania
−1,996
46Louisiana
−2,286
47New Jersey
−2,415
48Massachusetts
−2,586
49Illinois
−4,425
50New York
−9,254
51California
−17,784
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