> Employment prospects for farmers are dismal You might be surprised, especially if you have the necessary skills. There is a farm labour shortage going on. I

> Employment prospects for farmers are dismal You might be surprised, especially if you have the necessary skills. There is a farm labour shortage going on. I feel like you are just echoing my point here: That people don't even realize what jobs exist when they are outside the city. > There are just more jobs in cities. Well, of course there are. There are more people. However, the unemployment rate where I am is more than half that of the nearest large city (and population isn't decreasing). If you don't already have a job, rural areas are increasingly more likely to provide you one. > this is why housing is such a terrible crunch in cities... Not really, because when housing becomes expensive, your profitability from your job decreases to the point where it is no longer worth even doing. Sure, if you are software developer making six figures in SF, you are still okay (although possibly still selling yourself short[1]). But someone making minimum wage in SF? They're paying to have a job! In truth, people want to be in cities for the lifestyle, especially for the large dating pool. Rural areas definitely fall short on those aspects. [1] https://hired.com/state-of-salaries-2017 https://hired.com/state-of-salaries-2017