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Job to Job flows from the US Census Bureau's (USCB) help researchers understand the trends between jobs, sector, and location. Moreover, Illinois graduation data from USCB's Post-Secondary Outcomes Explorer (PSOE) shows where recent graduates- and thus, jobs- are ending up for work. When analyzing both aspects using R, it is clear that jobs, and graduates, are leaving Illinois for other states.
Job Flow Charts
Using R, I developed a Box and Whisker plot highlighting variability in job movement from Illinois. The top destinations include Texas, California, and Florida. Texas exhibits the highest median and range of job counts, indicating it is the most frequent destination for jobs leaving Illinois. These trends help to assess why other states are more favorable than Illinois. Texas and Florida are business friendly with low costs and growing industries. The high movement to California, despite its high cost of living, indicate that wages and industries are extremely attractive
Post Graduation Outcome Flows
Similarly, I used R to analyze PSOE trends across census regions (states not available in this explorer). The analysis highlights the dynamic nature of graduation and jobs from Illinois. Presumably due to their close proximity to Illinois, many graduates ended up in the West North Central (24,125) and East North Central Balance (22,888) regions. However, many graduates were also found in far away regions, like the South Atlantic (20,890) and Pacific (19,339) regions. High flows to farther regions indicate lifestyle preferences and economic strength among regions.
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