Domestic Migration

Westward, No?

Westward migration in the U.S. seems to be slowing, as jobs dry up overcrowding begins pushing people away.

September 25, 2009 - Miller-McCune

Big and Getting Bigger

Cities on the rise are growing faster and cities on the decline are shrinking slower, according to new figures from the U.S. Census Bureau.

July 2, 2009 - The Wall Street Journal

Americans Moving Less Amid Recession

Fewer Americans moved over the past year than any other year since 1962, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

April 27, 2009 - The New York Times

China's Urban-to-Rural Migration

The global economic downturn is hitting China's urban factories. Millions of migrant workers who had left their farms for factory work are now facing the possibility of making an urban-to-rural migration.

February 24, 2009 - The Globe and Mail

With No Jobs, China's Rural Exodus Retracting

More than 20 million Chinese who had migrated to cities for work have been forced to return to the rural countryside as urban jobs dry up.

February 3, 2009 - Guardian

Half of Americans Want to Move

Nearly half of Americans want to move to a different part of the country, according to a new survey. Denver and San Diego rated as the most desirable cities to relocate to.

February 1, 2009 - USA Today

Movement Within BC is Largely Away From Cities

There may be a trend of people moving toward cities globally, but a recent study has shown that when people move within the Canadian province of British Columbia, they move away from urban centers.

October 28, 2008 - BC Local News

Americans Are Flocking to Texas

Sixteen percent of all American moving between July 2006 and July 2007 headed to Texas according to Census data released March 27. Four Texas regions were among the top ten destinations, mostly in the South and West.

March 29, 2008 - Associated Press via San Francisco Chronicle

Domestic Migration Slows Even In Sunbelt Due To Housing Crisis

The nation's housing downturn has spread to the fastest growing counties in the sunbelt, where most saw reduced domestic migration in the year ending July 1, 2007, while more rural counties experienced population losses.

March 21, 2008 - USA Today

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