out-migration
Americannoun
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out-migrations
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“Overall the decision will probably marginally increase out-migration but without changing our broad estimates,” he adds.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
A 2023 paper by Stanford economist Joshua Rauh found that out-migration by California high earners accelerated after the 2012 hike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025
The disaster may also force the industry to contend with a shrinking labor force in the region, with fires tending to cause out-migration, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2025
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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