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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_economic_growth_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ... Then

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_economic_growth_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ... Then it looks like West Virginia and Texas are the most business friendly states, with California coming in 29th(despite being one of the nicest places to live in the U.S.). You must know different people than me. But everyone I know who moved, moved because of a job, wanted to be in a cool city, or temperature/weather/availability of natural beauty. None moved because of non-compete laws, environmental laws, labor protections, social safety nets, parental leaves, or LGBT friendliness(I never lived anywhere especially rural).

dmode 7y ago
Why are you citing data from 2019 Q1 ? California is the largest economy in the US, has the highest GDP, and created the most number of jobs. Anecdotal evidence is irrelevant to the macro reasons on why job growth happens. Dig deeper into what is a "cool city"
- JamesBarney 7y ago
  You can see why highest GDP and most number of jobs would be problematic right? If we cut California in half suddenly it would be half as business friendly. And I'm pretty sure none of them were thinking about the non-compete laws or environmental regulations when they thought cool city.