Before outsourcing picked up steam under Ronald Regan, Bush 41 and Clinton, more jobs were high paying industrial and had to be done in remote places where the natural resources are. Now that Finance, Real Estate and Investment (FIRE) are 1/5 of GDP more jobs are servant jobs catering to wealthy people in big cities.
The pandemic, remote work the and return of urban unrest have slowed or possibly reversed this trend as you've pointed out.
The pandemic, remote work the and return of urban unrest have slowed or possibly reversed this trend as you've pointed out.