Move it on over

There was a time when Americans were mobile. Now, not so much. Here's what companies are doing as a result. Plus, 7 other things worth a click.

Historically, Americans have moved around a lot.

• In the 1800s, we moved from the eastern states to the west.

• In the early 20th century, African Americans especially moved from the south to the north.

• People moved away from the Great Plains, and more recently, Americans moved toward the Sun Belt, and away from California.

But even more recently, we stopped moving.

Statistically speaking (and this is really counterintuitive), we're more likely to be born, live, work, and die in more or less the same place than at any time in the last 70 years.

It's tough to pinpoint why, but it's especially frustrating to businesses that need to hire more people, even for lower wage, less skilled jobs.

And that's why an increasing number of companies are paying people to move to work for them.

Over the weekend, The Wall Street Journal tackled this story, especially as it relates to manufacturing jobs. During the past year for example, the number of manufacturing job ads on ZipRecruiter offering paid relocati…