Why Americans don't want to move for jobs anymore

The Indicator from Planet Money discusses the unusual Jobs Friday due to a federal government shutdown, leading to reliance on alternative data sources like ADP and Revelio Labs. These sources indicate a potentially shaky job market with regional disparities, such as job gains in California and losses in Texas. The episode explores the declining rate of Americans moving across state lines for work, attributing it to factors like industry and education clusters, political sorting, increased female participation in the workforce, a closing gender pay gap, and reduced regional wage variations. The report also touches on the reluctance of federal workers to relocate to Huntsville, Alabama, and concludes with a personal story of an FBI worker who eventually embraced the move despite initial reservations.