Some of these include healthcare, unemployment, education, and poverty. As previously stated, millions of families have migrated elsewhere, some even to the nearest city or county (Worster). Those who decided to emigrate to or from California, whether for work or to pan for gold, soon became nicknamed “Okies.” So many people have left their homes that the number of people who have emigrated has exceeded the amount of jobs actually available. While all this is happening, the Great Depression is in play and these migrants have begun to increase the rate of migration