I read this interesting info in our CRS news and thought I would pass it on.
More U.S. residents moved in 2009 than they did in 2008, according to a new report by the U.S. Census Bureau. According to data from Geographical Mobility: 2009, 37.1 million people changed residences in the U.S. within the past year, up from 35.2 million people who moved in 2008. More than two-thirds (67.3 percent) moved within the same county, 17.2 percent moved to a different county in the same state, 12.6 percent moved from a different state and 2.9 percent moved to the U.S. from abroad.
Of residents who are 16 and older who were unemployed, 20.9 percent lived in a different residence a year ago compared with 12.5 percent of those who were employed. Nearly half of movers (45.9 percent) said they moved because they wanted to own a home or live in a better neighborhood, while 26.3 percent moved because of family concerns and 17.9 percent moved due to changing employment needs.
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