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Stuck In Place

The Atlantic Out Loud

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The Decline of American Mobility

This chapter examines the substantial decrease in geographic mobility in America over the last 50 years, correlating it with lower entrepreneurship and job switching rates. It highlights how this trend has led to diminished social connections and increasing societal inequalities, particularly impacting voter sentiment leading up to the 2016 election.

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