Posted on 09/26/2009 3:52:13 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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.
"The mobility rate is lower than it has been in years," said Robert Lang, a demographer with Virginia Tech University. "There's a recession and a housing bust. People can't sell their homes in California and move to Las Vegas or sell their condo in Florida and move to North Carolina."
"People are hunkering down, trying to hold on to what they have," added Andy Beveridge, a demographer and sociology professor at Queens College in New York. "It's a depression, recession mentality."
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Shunning the lands of sun and surf
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.
Nearly 10,000 more Americans fled the land of the Dolphins and the Devil Rays than moved in, according to the Census. That followed average gains of more than 200,000 a year from 2001 through 2006.
"It looks like the first time in recorded history that Florida lost population," Beveridge said.(continued)
(Excerpt) Read more at realestate.yahoo.com ...
Texas lost 62,000 jobs in August
True we lost jobs, but our unemployment rates are still only at 8%.
this is just liberal spin.
Remember that in the depression of the 1930s, American workers migrated all over the country. This was documented by one of my esteemed college Professors in one of the first participatory Observation studies ever done, by Dr. Nels Anderson.
The book is called: (1923) The Hobo: The Sociology of the Homeless Man. Chicago: University Of Chicago Press. pp. 296. ISBN 0758123558
The economic social pressures we now are seeing will make Americans more migratory, we just haven't reached critical mass yet.
Yep, Texas is the place to be. Let’s hope it’s the ‘right’ people that are moving here.
Yet look how the state seems to moving left.
I have two great leads right now- one in Omaha, NE and one in New Branfels, TX (they sought ME out!). Hate the thought of leaving my home, but geez, Michigan just sucks right now.
My family and I are leaving CA for Lewisville, TX on the 8th. There’s no work here in SoCal and lots of people fighting for what there is. Which also means companies aren’t paying what they used to!
I figured that I may as well be ahead of the curve before CA becomes a third world country!
where are they going?
D.C., Alaska and Wyoming.
lol....D.C. is a ghetto, and if 5000 suddenly showed up in AK or Wyoming, they'd have a major unemployment problem.
Who writes this garbage?
150k could leave California, everyday for the next year, and no one would notice...But I do encourage them to pursue that endeavor.
Are they including northwest VA and parts of Maryland in “DC?”
sorry, northEAST VA
Do you mean New Braunfels, TX?
Yup, socialist locusts destroy a State then move on to greener pastures
Seen the migration before. Hope you all keep the U-Haul hitch so all can run back once this is over, just like last time.
Kinda like the Borg...Or better yet the aliens in Independence Day...
It’s simply referred to as “Northern Virginia”.
No state income tax in Fla or TX.
Omaha has one of the neatest zoos/aquariums in the country, used to go there quite regularly when I lived in Des Moines. IIRC, Warren Buffet is very generous to that institution.
“ALL conservatives are WELCOMED in Texas the rest of the liberal LOCUST are not welcomed here in the grand state of Texas!!”
Agree - I sure wish we had border control to keep illegals out and keep the vermin (RATs) out too!
Yes, missed the u key!
This would be a home coming for me. Lived there until age 5.
IMO, the best zoo in the country. Yes, even better than San Diego’s (wasn’t that impressed when I was there).
No state income tax in Fla or TX.
Add Alaska to your list.
Did not know that. Plus you get some kind of oil rebate.
I’ve been seeing a LOT of out-of-state plates here. If they have to come here, I’d prefer only conservatives to move here.
Yep. Permanent Fund Dividend.
Yeah and one of those was mine.
Ouch. Sorry to hear it.
Lots of us unemployed FReepers these days.
Go! Take the Texas job, you will love them and they will love you.
Well, when they called and named my salary, I thought for sure they’d scoff. They said it was fine! They also said they’d help me sell my house here and relocate there. I was floored.
Me too. If I ran things, I would make all the newcomers prove they can shoot a gun before gaining admittence. Liberals would scream their disapproval, immediately giving themselves away.
The last ten years of my working life I was a contract programmer. Home-based out of Florida but took my camper to every new job. Stayed at KOAs for the 6-month gig and then moved on to the next job. The longest I had to commute was 30 miles from Marietta to Atlanta, GA. Most of the time it was just a few miles. No leases to sign, no muss, no fuss. Got home to see momma every other weekend no matter where I was.
I expect to see a lot of this “transient labor” in the coming years. Hard/impossible if you have kids, but if it’s just you and the missus, it’s something to consider in order to stay employed these days.
As long as you’re not a frigging Libtard or a damned RINO, and have lots of common sense, feel free to check out South Carolina.
Mountains, beaches, in between, mild winters, cooler winters, always hot summers :), we’ve got it all.
Lots of open land, reasonable tax structure.
Unfortunately, not a lot of jobs right. In fact jobs suck here. But it will get better.
No offense meant. Moanback, you belong here!
You’ll need to do extra duty on the chick fried steak to catch up and relearn to say the best all-purpose word in the world, “FIXIN”.
And the best catfish joint, Catawba Fish Camp.
I had my very socialist, lefty European (but very dear) friend ask me why things are currently going so well in Texas, as opposed to other states. Her exact wording was, “What has Texas got that other states don’t?”
I responded with a smile, “Conservatives.”
Tampa Florida...been here 35 years from Michigan. This is paradise. They’ll be back.
I like that idea!
I love Texas and I’ve never been there... love California’s geography but it’s getting pretty scary here. I have a house and an excellent job but if I lost it - I’ll fill out the Texas application & bring my gun for the shooting qualifications. I’m a carnivore, I vote conservative and I even have cowboy boots already, okay?
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