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Job creation rate in Merced County

Job creation rate in Merced County was 12.827% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.71 pts from 2022. That is the 34th highest of 58 counties in 2023.

202312.827%
Change on 2022-4.71 pts
Rank34th of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high17.542022
Series low9.3552010

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Job creation rate in Merced County, 2010 to 2023

8101214161820102012201420162018202020232010: 9.355 %2011: 12.363 %2012: 13.083 %2013: 10.825 %2014: 11.37 %2015: 10.746 %2016: 11.699 %2017: 14.515 %2018: 12.311 %2019: 10.929 %2020: 10.62 %2021: 10.791 %2022: 17.54 %2023: 12.827 %7.51012.51517.5202010201520232010: 9.355 %2011: 12.363 %2012: 13.083 %2013: 10.825 %2014: 11.37 %2015: 10.746 %2016: 11.699 %2017: 14.515 %2018: 12.311 %2019: 10.929 %2020: 10.62 %2021: 10.791 %2022: 17.54 %2023: 12.827 %
%. 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%
202312.827
202217.54
202110.791
202010.62
201910.929
201812.311
201714.515
201611.699
201510.746
201411.37
201310.825
201213.083
201112.363
20109.355

Compared with California and United States

Place2023
Merced County12.827
California13.493
United States13.592

Merced County compared with nearby places

Alameda County: 13.381 %Alpine County: 15.341 %Amador County: 9.702 %Butte County: 11.711 %Calaveras County: 17.056 %Colusa County: 9.339 %Contra Costa County: 13.201 %Del Norte County: 13.017 %El Dorado County: 13.937 %Fresno County: 13.679 %Glenn County: 10.658 %Humboldt County: 13.026 %Imperial County: 12.596 %Inyo County: 9.052 %Kern County: 12.504 %Kings County: 16.291 %Lake County: 13.33 %Lassen County: 10.397 %Los Angeles County: 13.651 %Madera County: 12.073 %Marin County: 15.2 %Mariposa County: 13.878 %Mendocino County: 11.157 %Merced County: 12.827 %Modoc County: 15.172 %Mono County: 18.216 %Monterey County: 11.807 %Napa County: 12.125 %Nevada County: 14.092 %Orange County: 13.886 %Placer County: 13.722 %Plumas County: 14.176 %Riverside County: 13.5 %Sacramento County: 13.399 %San Benito County: 13.195 %San Bernardino County: 12.771 %San Diego County: 14.478 %San Francisco County: 15.871 %San Joaquin County: 12.171 %San Luis Obispo County: 12.045 %San Mateo County: 13.641 %Santa Barbara County: 13.883 %Santa Clara County: 14.236 %Santa Cruz County: 13.297 %Shasta County: 12.169 %Sierra County: 14.48 %Siskiyou County: 12.452 %Solano County: 12.741 %Sonoma County: 13.386 %Stanislaus County: 11.682 %Sutter County: 12.152 %Tehama County: 9.534 %Trinity County: 6.842 %Tulare County: 13.419 %Tuolumne County: 10.678 %Ventura County: 13.437 %Yolo County: 13.165 %Yuba County: 11.584 %
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Job creation rate, 2023, %. Merced 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, Merced 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, Merced 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/merced-county-california. 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, Merced 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/merced-county-california.

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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, Merced 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/merced-county-california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the job creation rate in Merced County?

Job creation rate in Merced County was 12.827% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.71 pts from 2022. That is the 34th highest of 58 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 Merced County?

17.54% in 2022, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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