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[–] Karys 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I was enjoying this article up until they used the term "outmigration" instead of the actual word for what they're getting at.... emigration. Even English majors don't know proper English anymore, and I know this as an engineer...

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[–] daskapitalist [S] 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

Outmigration is actually an appropriate term. Immigration/emmigration is almost exclusively used for moving to/from countries. They're talking about moving within a country from city to city.

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[–] Karys 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Just because people only use it when others are migrating between countries does not mean this is not the proper term. You can use this verb with any scale or size of location, it does not change the meaning of the verb.

Edit: from Merriam Webster: to leave one's place of residence or country -- place of residence takes precedence