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Job creation rate in Arkansas

Job creation rate in Arkansas was 11.798% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.79 pts from 2022. That is the 48th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202311.798%
Change on 2022-4.79 pts
Rank48th of 51US states ranked
Series high20.891978
Series low10.9772020

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Job creation rate in Arkansas, 1978 to 2023

1012141618202219781985199219992006201320231978: 20.89 %1979: 17.906 %1980: 15.743 %1981: 14.847 %1982: 14.241 %1983: 15.781 %1984: 19.604 %1985: 17.694 %1986: 18.985 %1987: 17.867 %1988: 17.832 %1989: 17.246 %1990: 16.684 %1991: 15.346 %1992: 16.288 %1993: 16.194 %1994: 16.289 %1995: 16.975 %1996: 14.639 %1997: 16.065 %1998: 16.129 %1999: 14.991 %2000: 15.541 %2001: 14.455 %2002: 15.398 %2003: 14.492 %2004: 14.666 %2005: 13.802 %2006: 14.286 %2007: 13.943 %2008: 12.378 %2009: 11.303 %2010: 11.981 %2011: 12.738 %2012: 11.979 %2013: 11.963 %2014: 11.623 %2015: 12.114 %2016: 12.263 %2017: 13.327 %2018: 11.997 %2019: 11.526 %2020: 10.977 %2021: 11.797 %2022: 16.585 %2023: 11.798 %
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Period%
202311.798
202216.585
202111.797
202010.977
201911.526
201811.997
201713.327
201612.263
201512.114
201411.623
201311.963
201211.979
201112.738
201011.981
200911.303
200812.378
200713.943
200614.286
200513.802
200414.666
200314.492
200215.398
200114.455
200015.541
199914.991
199816.129
199716.065
199614.639
199516.975
199416.289
199316.194
199216.288
199115.346
199016.684
198917.246
198817.832
198717.867
198618.985
198517.694
198419.604
198315.781
198214.241
198114.847
198015.743
197917.906
197820.89

Compared with United States

Place2023
Arkansas11.798
United States13.592

Rankings

Definition

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Job creation rate, Arkansas, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Job creation rate, Arkansas, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/job-creation-rate/arkansas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Job creation rate, Arkansas, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/job-creation-rate/arkansas.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Job creation rate, Arkansas, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/job-creation-rate/arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010: Job creation rate, Arkansas, 1978 to 2023}},
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  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the job creation rate in Arkansas?

Job creation rate in Arkansas was 11.798% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.79 pts from 2022. That is the 48th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest job creation rate in Arkansas?

20.89% in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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