Posted on 01/27/2007 2:15:06 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
BOSTON — Young adults are earning their college degrees in Massachusetts and leaving the state, taking their eager work ethic, vitality and young families with them, according to a new study.
The entire Massachusetts population has dwindled over the past 14 years, but young adults between the ages of 25 and 34 are disappearing the fastest, according to a study out of the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.
And they are not just leaving the Bay State. All six New England states rank in the top 10 in the country when it comes to losing members of Generation Y.
"It really affects the economic and social character of the region. Businesses that are growing fast, such as technology fields, need the energy of entry-level workers, and if there's a decline in this group, they may look to settle elsewhere," Ross Gittell, author of the study, said.
Most counties lose youth
Each of the 67 counties across New England has lost young adults since 1990 except Nantucket, Gittell found. Berkshire County lost 34 percent, Worcester County lost 20 percent, and Windham County in Vermont lost a whopping 41 percent.
The loss not only threatens the state politically in terms of congressional representation, but also has more subtle implications, said Sen. Steven Panagiotakos, D-Lowell.
"We have a very aging population, and we have one of the best benefits systems, but you need those young entrepreneurial working-class people to support that system. Losing people in the 25 to 34 age group hurts us today, but it hurts us even more ten years from now when those people would be getting into the prime of their business careers," Panagiotakos said.
Although several universities in the state attract young adults, Massachusetts is unable to keep them, leading to a "brain drain," of skilled workers. "Our greatest resource is our highly skilled work force. If that erodes, we will lose our competitive edge," he said.
Massachusetts could lose up to 40 percent of their young workers who have bachelor's degrees by 2020, according to a study by the Nellie Mae Foundation.
Once those young workers are gone, it gets harder to attract investors and expand businesses, and the area begins to be "branded as old and cold," said John Schneider, interim president at MassInc, a public policy think tank. Communities also are losing out on the innovations and tolerance that younger generations bring into a community, he added.
"Younger people bring new ideas and new ways of thinking about things and more diversity, and we lose that element. It's not just work force, but also to the contributions young people make to civic and cultural community," Schneider said.
State Rep. William "Smitty" Pignatelli, D-Lenox, hopes to work with Gov. Deval L. Patrick to entice young adults to stay here, explaining that a creative job market might keep them.
"We need to revitalize the economy in Massachusetts region by region. The market here in the Berkshires is very different from the market in Boston," Pignatelli said.
It's because Massachusettes, has been
controlled by dirty pervert Democrat
Leftie pervert politicians and judges
who have turned a state that used to
be a beacon of justice and morality,
into a perverse land where young life
..hell, decent life...is despised.
Last one out turn the lights off.
This isn't really news in any of the northeastern states because this has been ongoing in the northeast for several years now.
These states should be begging for their fair share of Global Warming.
According to a poll by University of New Hampshire Survey Center, there is an outflow of about 40,000 people, many young people of working age, leaving Massachusetts each year with many working class migrants moving to exburbs in New Hampshire and professionals moving further afield to Florida, Texas and diverse locations in the Southeast, Midwest and West. High housing costs and searching for a better job were cited by many as major reasons for their move.
Other factors cited included taxes, a better place to raise kids, the weather, and traffic. Migrants generally report satisfaction with their move, reporting improved public courtesy in addition to reduced housing costs.
High taxes, crappy weather, corrupt politicians....young people aren't stupid.
Sorry, but Mitt Romney hammered the last nail in the coffin of Massachusetts when he signed into law the universal healthcare law.
40% of college educated Ma. citizens will leave, but those 18-34 year olds with less than a 4 year college degree are even worse off under the boot of Mass. socialism.
The enduring legacy of racism might be the only thing that can save Ma. When enough AARP whitey's get mad that the young coloreds are getting more benefits than they are under the redistribution system, it's likely the greying white populatino will dismantle the entire system rather than provide benefits to the colored working class.
(I used the word 'colored' because the only places I've ever heard it spoken regularly is in MA, RI and ME)
LOL
You peeked at Deval Patrick's platform. Yup, he wants towns to have the right to levy an additional restaurant tax.
Like we don't have enough businesses closing shop here. :-/
ooh - good one!
You may also notice that this pattern is happening throughout all of the blue states.
Interestingly, I might be luring a good friend down from the frigid north. He's intrigued with Florida's growth and industry, low taxes and relative freedom.
Newly elected Gov. Deval Patrick made no secret of his desire to make this a comfortable state for illegal aliens with drivers licenses and reduced tuitions for them. Also he killed Gov. Romney's plan to have illegals arrested.
So a different group of people will fill in that young age bracket. And right now the socialists are scuring around to have the illegals counted in the census so Mass. doesn't lose a congresional seat. - tom
That's exactly what my husband and I did. I'm 34 and he just turned 33. We realized that if we ever wanted kids we'd never be able to afford it if we stayed there (I insist on staying home). Oh, and then there's the little matter of SH---Y WEATHER, to rub it all in...can't forget about that! So here we are happily in the sunny, red-state South with a little one due to arrive in 3 weeks! :) Of course, being in downtown Atlanta brings some of the same ol' liberal BS I'm afraid (see tagline)...
So my question: what places are all the smart young ones heading to?
Naturally.
I am sure that the ban of trans fats in Boston restaurants will also help to spur economic growth. (sarcasm off)
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