Texas still getting the most domestic migrants, while overall migration patterns change

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Americans have tamed their wanderlust during this recession, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Only about 2.4% of Americans moved from state to state in 2008, down from 2.5% the previous year.

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Perpetually booming Florida may actually have fewer people than in 2007.

During 2008, 2.8% of the Sunshine State's population hadn't lived there the year before, and the net domestic migration -- the difference between Americans moving into a state and those moving out -- was negative for the first time in recent history.

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California also saw a decline in the number of people coming to partake of its sand and sea. A mere 1.3% of California residents moved in from out of state in 2008. That's off from 1.4% in 2007.

For years, Americans have been fleeing the Golden State. The population kept growing only because of foreign immigration and births.

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In terms of net migration -- those moving in minus those leaving -- Texas was the star performer in 2008, with the population growing by 140,000.

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In contrast, battered Michigan, with its housing and job woes, was the least-popular place to move to. The state experienced a net loss of 109,000 people.

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New York State lost even more people than Michigan -- 126,000 people -- but because it has a larger population to begin with, the percentage drop is just 0.7%, almost identical to New Jersey's.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/25/news/econo..._move/index.htm

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Nobody can afford to move........

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no jobs to move to

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no jobs to move to

That too.

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There are tons of IT jobs right now in the greater DC metro area. I know a few people who were laid off up here in Jerz and are now working down there.

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For years, Americans have been fleeing the Golden State. The population kept growing only because of foreign immigration and births.

Can you say, "White flight"?

Edited September 25, 2009 by peejay