When people leave the Bay Area, where do they go?

A recent LinkedIn study looked at data on where people move when they leave San Francisco and the Bay Area. Click through to see the most common spots for Bay Area folks to land. A recent LinkedIn study looked at data on where people move when they leave San Francisco and the Bay Area. Click through to see the most common spots for Bay Area folks to land. Image 1 of / 14 Caption Close When people leave the Bay Area, where do they go? 1 / 14 Back to Gallery

It's certainly no secret: the Bay Area is very expensive. The high cost of living, bad traffic, and possibly even the extra-rainy winter are pushing some people to consider relocating. One company is even offering workers $10,000 to move away.

So where do Bay Area residents go in search of a better quality of life?

It seems ex-San Franciscans are seeking out a political climate and a food scene that feel close to home (without the sky-high rent prices). LinkedIn found that the Bay Area lost the most residents to Portland, Ore. in the past 12 months.

The findings were just one part of LinkedIn's March 2017 Workforce Report for the San Francisco Bay Area. The company also found which cities the Bay Area is gaining the most workers from: New York was number one, followed by Boston and Chicago.

LinkedIn came up with these numbers by tracking when users change their location on their profiles.

Click through the slideshow above to see the top 10 cities workers are moving to when they leave the Bay Area.

The report also gives some interesting insight into the job market here in the Bay Area. The research showed hiring was up 13 percent in February compared to January.

LinkedIn also used its data to track which job skills are the most scarce and the most abundant in the region. They found while lots of Bay Area workers are skilled in programming, cloud computing and software development, there aren't enough employees who have experience with healthcare management, sales and education.

For more details, check out the full report here.