Economics
To Get a Raise, Move Out of State
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Americans who move see green.
Geographical mobility in the U.S. tends to be relatively income-focused. About 58% of residents live in the state where they were born. And only 23.3 million adults between the ages of 25 and 44 live outside their birth state, according to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau.