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.

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