out-migration
Americannoun
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out-migrations
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"We have aging farm labour and we also have the issue of not only rural-urban migration but also seeing out-migration from the country," Bhutan's Agriculture Minister Lyonpo Younten Phuntsho told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The highest out-migration rate was for households making $500,000 or more—about one in 100 of whom moved out that year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
San Francisco’s out-migration declined from tens of thousands per year during the pandemic emergency to about 100 people last year, while L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
The analysis also showed that out-migration began to slow down in the 1980s.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024
Those who remained continued to work the land, but the out-migration of African Americans combined with other factors to make traditional agriculture less sustainable as the economic base of the region.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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