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Job creation rate in District of Columbia

Job creation rate in District of Columbia was 13.984% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.64 pts from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202313.984%
Change on 2022-4.64 pts
Rank13th of 51US states ranked
Series high22.1021985
Series low10.172021

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Job creation rate in District of Columbia, 1978 to 2023

1012.51517.52022.519781985199219992006201320231978: 21.678 %1979: 17.242 %1980: 16.804 %1981: 15.93 %1982: 14.312 %1983: 18.563 %1984: 18.619 %1985: 22.102 %1986: 17.157 %1987: 18.677 %1988: 16.08 %1989: 16.837 %1990: 14.519 %1991: 12.342 %1992: 17.237 %1993: 14.347 %1994: 12.998 %1995: 13.513 %1996: 12.328 %1997: 16.277 %1998: 15 %1999: 14.453 %2000: 14.338 %2001: 15.301 %2002: 16.632 %2003: 13.322 %2004: 14.094 %2005: 12.709 %2006: 14.585 %2007: 15.819 %2008: 13.751 %2009: 13.847 %2010: 12.239 %2011: 12.834 %2012: 13.706 %2013: 11.706 %2014: 12.293 %2015: 14.763 %2016: 12.62 %2017: 12.223 %2018: 12.212 %2019: 10.365 %2020: 12.259 %2021: 10.17 %2022: 18.625 %2023: 13.984 %1015202519781994201020231978: 21.678 %1979: 17.242 %1980: 16.804 %1981: 15.93 %1982: 14.312 %1983: 18.563 %1984: 18.619 %1985: 22.102 %1986: 17.157 %1987: 18.677 %1988: 16.08 %1989: 16.837 %1990: 14.519 %1991: 12.342 %1992: 17.237 %1993: 14.347 %1994: 12.998 %1995: 13.513 %1996: 12.328 %1997: 16.277 %1998: 15 %1999: 14.453 %2000: 14.338 %2001: 15.301 %2002: 16.632 %2003: 13.322 %2004: 14.094 %2005: 12.709 %2006: 14.585 %2007: 15.819 %2008: 13.751 %2009: 13.847 %2010: 12.239 %2011: 12.834 %2012: 13.706 %2013: 11.706 %2014: 12.293 %2015: 14.763 %2016: 12.62 %2017: 12.223 %2018: 12.212 %2019: 10.365 %2020: 12.259 %2021: 10.17 %2022: 18.625 %2023: 13.984 %
%. 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%
202313.984
202218.625
202110.17
202012.259
201910.365
201812.212
201712.223
201612.62
201514.763
201412.293
201311.706
201213.706
201112.834
201012.239
200913.847
200813.751
200715.819
200614.585
200512.709
200414.094
200313.322
200216.632
200115.301
200014.338
199914.453
199815
199716.277
199612.328
199513.513
199412.998
199314.347
199217.237
199112.342
199014.519
198916.837
198816.08
198718.677
198617.157
198522.102
198418.619
198318.563
198214.312
198115.93
198016.804
197917.242
197821.678

Compared with United States

Place2023
District of Columbia13.984
United States13.592

District of Columbia compared with nearby places

Alabama: 12.414 %Alaska: 14.239 %Arizona: 15.155 %Arkansas: 11.798 %California: 13.493 %Colorado: 15.213 %Connecticut: 13.564 %Delaware: 17.764 %District of Columbia: 13.984 %Florida: 14.928 %Georgia: 14.24 %Hawaii: 12.134 %Idaho: 13.595 %Illinois: 12.927 %Indiana: 12.334 %Iowa: 12.822 %Kansas: 12.712 %Kentucky: 12.455 %Louisiana: 13.227 %Maine: 12.705 %Maryland: 12.407 %Massachusetts: 12.388 %Michigan: 13.019 %Minnesota: 12.105 %Mississippi: 12.228 %Missouri: 13.065 %Montana: 13.342 %Nebraska: 13.046 %Nevada: 15.227 %New Hampshire: 11.048 %New Jersey: 13.584 %New Mexico: 12.698 %New York: 13.982 %North Carolina: 13.59 %North Dakota: 12.599 %Ohio: 13.043 %Oklahoma: 12.905 %Oregon: 13.268 %Pennsylvania: 12.079 %Rhode Island: 11.59 %South Carolina: 13.441 %South Dakota: 13.025 %Tennessee: 14.717 %Texas: 15.24 %Utah: 14.58 %Vermont: 10.88 %Virginia: 13.375 %Washington: 14.602 %West Virginia: 12.388 %Wisconsin: 12.061 %Wyoming: 14.589 %
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Job creation rate, 2023, %. District of Columbia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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.

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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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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, District of Columbia, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Job creation rate, District of Columbia, 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/district-of-columbia. 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, District of Columbia, 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/district-of-columbia.

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, District of Columbia, 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/district-of-columbia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the job creation rate in District of Columbia?

Job creation rate in District of Columbia was 13.984% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.64 pts from 2022. That is the 13th 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 District of Columbia?

22.102% in 1985, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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