Young people were leaving Oklahoma City in droves for Washington and Dallas and Houston and New York and Tokyo, anywhere where they could  find a job that measured up to their educational attainment, because in Oklahoma City, the good jobs just weren't there.
I giovani abbandonavano  in massa Oklahoma City per andare a Washington, Dallas,  Houston, New York e Tokyo, ovunque potessero trovare  dei lavori che fossero all'altezza del loro percorso educativo, perché ad Oklahoma City non c'erano  buoni posti di lavoro.