Thread: California exodus expands slightly

California exodus expands slightly

July 22nd, 2009, 2:02 am
posted by Jon Lansner

United Van Lines says that 51% of its moves in 2009’s first half that involved Californian households were folks leaving the state.

That exodus rate is slightly worse than the 50.2% departure rate — lowest in six years — for California for all of 2008. It’s not totally unexpected considering the state’s ill economy.

These United Van stats are usually seen as a barometer of management-level hiring activity and relocation preferences. United has tracked shipment patterns on a state-by-state basis since 1977.

In the first 6 month of the year, the report (HERE) says that Michigan suffered the worst exit fever among the “Lower 48″ with just 70% of its moves being departures. No doubt auto industry woes contributed to that exodus. Followed by …

•North Dakota at 59.5%
•Illinois, 58.3%
•Indiana, 57.2%
•Rhode Island, 56.2%
So you can see, Californians, it could be worse!

At the other end of the relocation spectrum, D.C. had the strongest influx — not surprising for a year of presidential change — with just a 36.4% departure rate. Followed by …

•Oregon at 40.7%
•Arkansas, 41.7%
•Nevada, 42.3%
•Wyoming, 42.5%
By the way, due to slimming population growth — if any — California risks losing a seat in the House of Representatives after the 2010 Census.

http://lansner.freedomblogging.com/2009 ... dus/30483/

By the way, due to slimming population growth — if any — California risks losing a seat in the House of Representatives after the 2010 Census.

Jeez! I hope it's Pelosi's.

By the way, due to slimming population growth — if any — California risks losing a seat in the House of Representatives after the 2010 Census.

After the census counts all the illegals, Cali will probably pick up four seats.

NOTE THE OTHER STATES MENTIONED

In the first 6 month of the year, the report (HERE) says that Michigan suffered the worst exit fever among the “Lower 48″ with just 70% of its moves being departures. No doubt auto industry woes contributed to that exodus. Followed by …

•North Dakota at 59.5%
•Illinois, 58.3%
•Indiana, 57.2%
•Rhode Island, 56.2%

This is only the people who moved using United Van Lines.

It does not include people who used other moving companies, or people who rented a truck and moved themselves or people who put a few belongings in their pick up truck or car and moved in or out of the states mentioned or people who just got on a bus and left one state and went to another state, Mexico or Canada.

Where did these people to? Did United Van Lines check their legal status? Is this tourism and Chamber of Commerce at work?