Explaining the outmigration of Montana's college-educated workers

[...]the growth in the number of people with a college degree living in Montana is less than the number of college degrees produced by Montana colleges. Since 1990, Montana colleges have produced 120,000 bachelor's degrees, but Montana's college-educated population has only grown by 97,500...

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Published in:Montana business quarterly 2016-03, Vol.54 (1), p.12-11
Main Author: Ward, Bryce
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic degrees
Age
College graduates
Colleges & universities
Earnings
Economic development
Economic statistics
Education
Forecasts and trends
Migration
Montana
Occupations
Professions
Quality of life
Statistics
Wages & salaries
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Summary:[...]the growth in the number of people with a college degree living in Montana is less than the number of college degrees produced by Montana colleges. Since 1990, Montana colleges have produced 120,000 bachelor's degrees, but Montana's college-educated population has only grown by 97,500. [...]low wages and/or a lack of jobs provides the most plausible explanation for the net out-migration of young college-educated Montanans, while other factors that tend to drive migration, like the cost of living or quality of life, seem less plausible. According to data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Montana is the 23rd cheapest state in which to live.
ISSN:0026-9921