Chart 5. Migration by region, 1994–2021
Year NE in-migration NE out-migration MW in-migration MW out-migration S in-migration S out-migration W in-migration W out-migration

1994

666 804 626 660 1,197 1,045 772 752

1995

661 827 606 722 1,216 1,039 766 661

1996

768 856 598 718 1,276 1,125 754 697

1997

733 894 587 702 1,317 1,163 840 718

1998

795 874 632 714 1,308 1,217 834 764

1999

696 807 630 729 1,366 1,221 855 790

2000

812 876 629 699 1,349 1,296 812 731

2001

877 888 611 741 1,417 1,350 950 876

2002

853 970 615 713 1,515 1,354 861 807

2003

866 989 639 741 1,502 1,321 789 745

2004

760 914 676 692 1,439 1,313 862 818

2005

822 957 639 751 1,572 1,386 905 844

2006

865 988 611 710 1,757 1,521 1,008 1,022

2007

878 1,020 671 762 1,829 1,593 1,132 1,135

2008

840 982 686 765 1,766 1,537 1,015 1,023

2009

866 903 673 752 1,573 1,454 920 923

2010

765 889 579 667 1,411 1,228 922 893

2011

767 876 669 739 1,428 1,334 926 841

2012

800 904 634 717 1,541 1,340 955 969

2013

858 978 657 744 1,638 1,444 1,008 995

2014

815 1,007 688 803 1,646 1,420 1,050 969

2015

793 999 730 841 1,715 1,454 1,121 1,065

2016

860 1,101 834 933 1,888 1,602 1,210 1,156

2017

955 1,123 762 912 1,899 1,695 1,226 1,112

2018

926 1,144 793 889 1,883 1,679 1,390 1,280

2019

1,005 1,184 891 1,004 2,073 1,794 1,384 1,371

2020

1,012 1,194 810 987 2,242 1,916 1,460 1,427

2021

1,084 1,468 1,004 1,158 2,662 1,949 1,634 1,809

Note: Data are single-establishment firms only. NE = Northeast, MW = Midwest, S = South, W = West.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.