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Kentucky - 53.5% Outbound Rate

Kentucky is in a weird dilemma. Like some of its neighbors in Appalachia, it's suffered from a loss of coal mining jobs, but it's also decided to keep the minimum wage very low. The only silver lining here is that the state has promised to bring in a lot of new tech and environmental jobs in the near future, and it has so far followed through on that promise.

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However, it remains to be seen whether these jobs can change the state's economy or attract more people from outside the state without raising the minimum wage or backing more worker initiatives.