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Metros where people in Florence 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 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 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 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL in the first quarter of 2021.

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#15. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

– Started a new job in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX from Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL in Q1 2021: 11
— 0.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
– Started a new job in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL from Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX in Q1 2021: 17
— #262 (tie) most common destination from Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Net job flow: 6 to Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL

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#14. Chattanooga, TN-GA

– Started a new job in Chattanooga, TN-GA from Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL in Q1 2021: 13
— 0.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
– Started a new job in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL from Chattanooga, TN-GA in Q1 2021: 2
— #64 most common destination from Chattanooga, TN-GA
– Net job flow: 11 to Chattanooga, TN-GA

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#13. Auburn-Opelika, AL

– Started a new job in Auburn-Opelika, AL from Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL in Q1 2021: 20
— 1.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
– Started a new job in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL from Auburn-Opelika, AL in Q1 2021: 24
— #14 most common destination from Auburn-Opelika, AL
– Net job flow: 4 to Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL

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#12. Dothan, AL

– Started a new job in Dothan, AL from Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL in Q1 2021: 26
— 1.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
– Started a new job in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL from Dothan, AL in Q1 2021: 22
— #12 (tie) most common destination from Dothan, AL
– Net job flow: 4 to Dothan, AL

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#11. Gadsden, AL

– Started a new job in Gadsden, AL from Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL in Q1 2021: 27
— 1.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
– Started a new job in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL from Gadsden, AL in Q1 2021: 29
— #8 most common destination from Gadsden, AL
– Net job flow: 2 to Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL

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#10. Anniston-Oxford, AL

– Started a new job in Anniston-Oxford, AL from Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL in Q1 2021: 29
— 2.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
– Started a new job in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL from Anniston-Oxford, AL in Q1 2021: 28
— #10 most common destination from Anniston-Oxford, AL
– Net job flow: 1 to Anniston-Oxford, AL

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#9. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA

– Started a new job in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA from Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL in Q1 2021: 33
— 2.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
– Started a new job in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA in Q1 2021: 17
— #127 most common destination from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
– Net job flow: 16 to Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA

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#8. Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN

– Started a new job in Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN from Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL in Q1 2021: 36
— 2.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
– Started a new job in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL from Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN in Q1 2021: 34
— #67 most common destination from Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN
– Net job flow: 2 to Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN

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#7. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL

– Started a new job in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL from Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL in Q1 2021: 37
— 2.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
– Started a new job in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL from Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL in Q1 2021: 21
— #9 most common destination from Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Net job flow: 16 to Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL

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#6. Tuscaloosa, AL

– Started a new job in Tuscaloosa, AL from Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL in Q1 2021: 56
— 3.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
– Started a new job in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL from Tuscaloosa, AL in Q1 2021: 57
— #8 most common destination from Tuscaloosa, AL
– Net job flow: 1 to Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL

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#5. Montgomery, AL

– Started a new job in Montgomery, AL from Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL in Q1 2021: 68
— 4.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
– Started a new job in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL from Montgomery, AL in Q1 2021: 67
— #13 most common destination from Montgomery, AL
– Net job flow: 1 to Montgomery, AL

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#4. Mobile, AL

– Started a new job in Mobile, AL from Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL in Q1 2021: 97
— 6.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
– Started a new job in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL from Mobile, AL in Q1 2021: 47
— #9 most common destination from Mobile, AL
– Net job flow: 50 to Mobile, AL

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#3. Decatur, AL

– Started a new job in Decatur, AL from Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL in Q1 2021: 160
— 10.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
– Started a new job in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL from Decatur, AL in Q1 2021: 153
— #3 most common destination from Decatur, AL
– Net job flow: 7 to Decatur, AL

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#2. Birmingham-Hoover, AL

– Started a new job in Birmingham-Hoover, AL from Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL in Q1 2021: 287
— 19.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
– Started a new job in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL from Birmingham-Hoover, AL in Q1 2021: 286
— #11 most common destination from Birmingham-Hoover, AL
– Net job flow: 1 to Birmingham-Hoover, AL

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#1. Huntsville, AL

– Started a new job in Huntsville, AL from Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL in Q1 2021: 398
— 26.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
– Started a new job in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL from Huntsville, AL in Q1 2021: 547
— #3 most common destination from Huntsville, AL
– Net job flow: 149 to Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL

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