The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has found that Virginia, Texas, Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina are drawing in the most workers, according to data from the third financial quarter of 2023. The report says these states are proving a big attractions "thanks to their strong job markets, relatively lower living costs, and attractive business environments." 

Other states are not benefitting from workers moving in, with the biggest exodus taking place in California, which has a net migration rate of minus 18,485, far surpassing that of second-place state Illinois, with minus 4,598 as of the third quarter of 2023.