Did anyone else have to move for a job?

I was laid off a few months ago. Where I live (Northern MA), it’s either 1. A lack of jobs 2. Everyone is a robotics company where they want a niche skill set. I tried my luck applying to companies in the Boston area, and they didn’t want me either (Klaviyo, Chewy, Whoop, Cargurus, the “bigger” companies around here). Ive been working in full-stack and backend for 5 years now, and these were the type of jobs I was applying for.

I tried my luck applying to jobs in Seattle for a while and, omg, it was a much better experience. Less ghosting, more response rates, better job opportunities, and I even got two offers. Maybe I was just lucky. Maybe Boston is trash now for tech jobs. Or maybe Boston just didn’t want me, lol. Did anyone else have better luck applying out-of-state?