People take a photo in May 2021 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, which has one of the fastest job growth rates in the country.
People take a photo in May 2021 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, which has one of the fastest job growth rates in the country.
  • US job creation is shifting from rich coastal cities to the Sunbelt and Midwest.
  • The shift is in large part a result of skyrocketing housing costs in coastal cities. 
  • The cities with the lowest average wages are experiencing the fastest job growth.

Americans are heading South — and so are their jobs.