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Job creation rate in Jefferson County

Job creation rate in Jefferson County was 11.388% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.27 pts from 2022. That is the 39th highest of 99 counties in 2023.

202311.388%
Change on 2022-0.27 pts
Rank39th of 99Counties in Iowa ranked
Series high14.9532017
Series low7.6092010

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Job creation rate in Jefferson County, 2010 to 2023

681012141620102012201420162018202020232010: 7.609 %2011: 13.724 %2012: 14.714 %2013: 12.522 %2014: 9.705 %2015: 13.209 %2016: 9.435 %2017: 14.953 %2018: 12.633 %2019: 8.642 %2020: 8.413 %2021: 7.787 %2022: 11.659 %2023: 11.388 %68101214162010201520232010: 7.609 %2011: 13.724 %2012: 14.714 %2013: 12.522 %2014: 9.705 %2015: 13.209 %2016: 9.435 %2017: 14.953 %2018: 12.633 %2019: 8.642 %2020: 8.413 %2021: 7.787 %2022: 11.659 %2023: 11.388 %
%. 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 14 values
Period%
202311.388
202211.659
20217.787
20208.413
20198.642
201812.633
201714.953
20169.435
201513.209
20149.705
201312.522
201214.714
201113.724
20107.609

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place2023
Jefferson County11.388
Iowa12.822
United States13.592

Jefferson County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 8.926 %Adams County: 6.716 %Allamakee County: 12.214 %Appanoose County: 13.264 %Audubon County: 14.225 %Benton County: 11.522 %Black Hawk County: 9.739 %Boone County: 8.125 %Bremer County: 10.027 %Buchanan County: 8.122 %Buena Vista County: 9.998 %Butler County: 12.525 %Calhoun County: 12.357 %Carroll County: 8.714 %Cass County: 10.978 %Cedar County: 14.628 %Cerro Gordo County: 11.404 %Cherokee County: 13.593 %Chickasaw County: 9.15 %Clarke County: 5.96 %Clay County: 8.476 %Clayton County: 11.747 %Clinton County: 9.523 %Crawford County: 7.499 %Dallas County: 14.526 %Davis County: 15.285 %Decatur County: 11.067 %Delaware County: 9.749 %Des Moines County: 16.014 %Dickinson County: 14.716 %Dubuque County: 11.359 %Emmet County: 11.356 %Fayette County: 16.581 %Floyd County: 8.563 %Franklin County: 14.653 %Fremont County: 8.696 %Greene County: 10.324 %Grundy County: 12.728 %Guthrie County: 13.457 %Hamilton County: 9.204 %Hancock County: 9.452 %Hardin County: 9.885 %Harrison County: 14.522 %Henry County: 9.412 %Howard County: 10.911 %Humboldt County: 13.889 %Ida County: 12.406 %Iowa County: 7.43 %Jackson County: 13.289 %Jasper County: 11.014 %Jefferson County: 11.388 %Johnson County: 15.215 %Jones County: 10.03 %Keokuk County: 15.572 %Kossuth County: 6.4 %Lee County: 10.664 %Linn County: 10.537 %Louisa County: 5.638 %Lucas County: 15.241 %Lyon County: 13.342 %Madison County: 17.664 %Mahaska County: 10.514 %Marion County: 9.086 %Marshall County: 10.438 %Mills County: 16.042 %Mitchell County: 7.299 %Monona County: 12.388 %Monroe County: 10.351 %Montgomery County: 9.476 %Muscatine County: 10.167 %O'Brien County: 8.084 %Osceola County: 18.782 %Page County: 8.452 %Palo Alto County: 8.32 %Plymouth County: 9.992 %Pocahontas County: 12.798 %Polk County: 18.848 %Pottawattamie County: 11.213 %Poweshiek County: 5.693 %Ringgold County: 12.432 %Sac County: 11.919 %Scott County: 14.815 %Shelby County: 10.093 %Sioux County: 8.385 %Story County: 11.243 %Tama County: 7.627 %Taylor County: 10.445 %Union County: 10.495 %Van Buren County: 12.373 %Wapello County: 9.54 %Warren County: 16.431 %Washington County: 9.002 %Wayne County: 18.399 %Webster County: 11.276 %Winnebago County: 6.798 %Winneshiek County: 9.286 %Woodbury County: 9.35 %Worth County: 7.085 %Wright County: 6.209 %
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Job creation rate, 2023, %. Jefferson County 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_cty.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, Jefferson County, 2010 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.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, Jefferson County, 2010 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/job-creation-rate/jefferson-county-iowa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, Jefferson County, 2010 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/job-creation-rate/jefferson-county-iowa.

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, Jefferson County, 2010 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/job-creation-rate/jefferson-county-iowa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the job creation rate in Jefferson County?

Job creation rate in Jefferson County was 11.388% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.27 pts from 2022. That is the 39th highest of 99 counties 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 Jefferson County?

14.953% in 2017, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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