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phdoofus t1_iydpasx wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in USA Brain Drain: % Change in Number of Adults with Bachelor's Degrees or Higher from 2020-2021 [OC] by rosetechnology

Also, people physically leaving a place does not mean they are no longer working their job located in that place.

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GherkinEnthusiast t1_iydqks0 wrote

Is overeducated code for 'not enough people to do undesirable, low-paying jobs'?

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Ven18 t1_iydqj1f wrote

Particularly with how prevalent remote work has gotten in just a few years.

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Schadrach t1_iye6hdu wrote

This could be a part of it. The brightest blue states on the chart tend to be places with relatively low cost of living vs California at the opposite end of that scale. Getting paid a SF or LA area salary while living in WV or WY will make that money stretch a lot farther.

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