>We don't share a sense of place any more, we move around from job to job, families spread around the country or globe. That's not true. US labor mobility is t

>We don't share a sense of place any more, we move around from job to job, families spread around the country or globe. That's not true. US labor mobility is the lowest it's been for generations. Our parents' and grandparents' generations had far more people that moved for work. In fact, there's a strong case to be made that a lot of social problems result from people not having the opportunity to move to areas of greater economic opportunity, whether it's because they're caring for elderly parents, or because housing is too expensive in those areas, or credentialism and increased licensing requirements have made it impractical for them to move across state lines. Whatever the cause, a wide range of economists and social scientists believe that more mobility, not less will help solve many of the pressing social issues that we face. https://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2012/07/labour-mobility https://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2012/07/labour-... http://neighborhoodeffects.mercatus.org/2017/01/26/why-the-lack-of-labor-mobility-in-the-u-s-is-a-problem-and-how-we-can-fix-it/ http://neighborhoodeffects.mercatus.org/2017/01/26/why-the-l... https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/upshot/its-not-the-inequality-its-the-immobility.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/upshot/its-not-the-inequa...