Thirty-nine percent of American job seekers are looking to relocate to a new city, according to data from TheLadders.com. The job-matching website determined which cities are most desired for job seekers on their site who are considering a big move to a new city.
More populous metros are more attractive to out-of-towners–and their own current residents. Just 29% of residents of the 10 most populous DMAs (“designated market areas”) were sending job applications out of town. Outside to top 10, the percentage of residents applying for jobs out of town rises to 50% and above, even in major cities like Phoenix, Seattle, and Detroit.
New York remains the most desired relocation for job seekers looking to pack their bags, though it received a smaller share of overall out-of-town applications than last year – just over 15%, vs. 22% last year.
Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and Chicago all gained traction this year, while Dallas and San Francisco held strong.
Other cities that topped the list for relocation destinations were Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston.
