&gt; That&#x27;s really interesting; I wonder why that&#x27;s the case.<p>Kids are stuck near their parents because they can&#x27;t get decent jobs.<p>If they&#x27;re still living with their parents in their 20&#x27;s, well, they can&#x27;t relocate unless whatever job they have can absorb a huge increase in housing cost.<p>And, even if they did move out, they&#x27;re so close to the economic edge that having Mom and Dad nearby when the car breaks down, the washing machine dies, etc. is huge.<p>Sure, unemployment rate may be different in different areas, but why move from one McJob to another McJob?