San Antonio is a popular destination for Gen X job-seekers

San Antonio is a hot spot for Gen X job-seekers, according to a recent analysis by LinkedIn.

Why it matters: Remote work has made job hunting more flexible, giving people the option of choosing more cost-effective places to live, as opposed to cities like New York or San Francisco in the past.

Details: San Antonio is the No. 9 destination among U.S. metros for Gen Xers — those born between 1965 and 1980 — who moved for a job.

• Texas has a significant presence on the list with Austin at No. 1 and Dallas-Fort Worth at No. 7.

What they did: LinkedIn's Economic Graph Team took U.S. LinkedIn users, belonging to different generations, who updated their LinkedIn profiles with their new job information in real time from July 2022 to July 2023.

• Read more about the methodology here.