Economics
Remote Work Takes Poaching to Another Level in Smaller US Cities
‘The reality is people in Arkansas can work anywhere now,’ says a local grid operator.
Wilmington, North Carolina, where more than half of applications for US job postings on LinkedIn are for remote work.
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The widespread adoption of remote work across the US has left local employers learning to compete with out-of-state companies offering big-city salaries.
The magnitude of the change over the last two years is staggering. In January 2020, fewer than 3% of applications for US job postings on LinkedIn were for remote work. Now, small and mid-sized cities such as Wilmington, North Carolina, and Sarasota, Florida, have seen that share rise to over half.