in terms of people moving out. More people moved out of Jackson County over the past ten years than any other county in southern Illinois. Anderson County was number two with a full quarter of the county's population decamping. In fact, Williamson County was the only one to add any population and that a measly 700 people. Of course, Jackson and Anderson are in (good) company as 93 out of 102 of the counties in the state lost population. Even mighty Chicago lost 1.2% of its population
This also limits the possibility for local recruitment to SIUC that will further its decline and leading to its change into a Center for Medicine, Car Technology, and Aviation leading to necessary dismissals after re-organization and another blow to the local economy.
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