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Job creation rate in North Carolina

Job creation rate in North Carolina was 13.59% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.17 pts from 2022. That is the 16th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202313.59%
Change on 2022-2.17 pts
Rank16th of 51US states ranked
Series high18.4261978
Series low10.7392009

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Job creation rate in North Carolina, 1978 to 2023

10121416182019781985199219992006201320231978: 18.426 %1979: 16.335 %1980: 13.378 %1981: 13.683 %1982: 13.128 %1983: 14.481 %1984: 18.235 %1985: 16.548 %1986: 16.436 %1987: 18.114 %1988: 18.163 %1989: 16.357 %1990: 15.808 %1991: 13.251 %1992: 15.145 %1993: 15.196 %1994: 15.504 %1995: 15.498 %1996: 15.264 %1997: 17.102 %1998: 15.891 %1999: 16.501 %2000: 15.428 %2001: 15.982 %2002: 15.079 %2003: 15.493 %2004: 14.749 %2005: 14.923 %2006: 16.259 %2007: 15.519 %2008: 14.113 %2009: 10.739 %2010: 11.719 %2011: 13.083 %2012: 13.437 %2013: 13.13 %2014: 12.238 %2015: 13.224 %2016: 13.196 %2017: 13.189 %2018: 12.89 %2019: 12.574 %2020: 11.523 %2021: 12.449 %2022: 15.755 %2023: 13.59 %10121416182019781994201020231978: 18.426 %1979: 16.335 %1980: 13.378 %1981: 13.683 %1982: 13.128 %1983: 14.481 %1984: 18.235 %1985: 16.548 %1986: 16.436 %1987: 18.114 %1988: 18.163 %1989: 16.357 %1990: 15.808 %1991: 13.251 %1992: 15.145 %1993: 15.196 %1994: 15.504 %1995: 15.498 %1996: 15.264 %1997: 17.102 %1998: 15.891 %1999: 16.501 %2000: 15.428 %2001: 15.982 %2002: 15.079 %2003: 15.493 %2004: 14.749 %2005: 14.923 %2006: 16.259 %2007: 15.519 %2008: 14.113 %2009: 10.739 %2010: 11.719 %2011: 13.083 %2012: 13.437 %2013: 13.13 %2014: 12.238 %2015: 13.224 %2016: 13.196 %2017: 13.189 %2018: 12.89 %2019: 12.574 %2020: 11.523 %2021: 12.449 %2022: 15.755 %2023: 13.59 %
%. 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%
202313.59
202215.755
202112.449
202011.523
201912.574
201812.89
201713.189
201613.196
201513.224
201412.238
201313.13
201213.437
201113.083
201011.719
200910.739
200814.113
200715.519
200616.259
200514.923
200414.749
200315.493
200215.079
200115.982
200015.428
199916.501
199815.891
199717.102
199615.264
199515.498
199415.504
199315.196
199215.145
199113.251
199015.808
198916.357
198818.163
198718.114
198616.436
198516.548
198418.235
198314.481
198213.128
198113.683
198013.378
197916.335
197818.426

Compared with United States

Place2023
North Carolina13.59
United States13.592

North Carolina 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, %. North Carolina 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, North Carolina, 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, North Carolina, 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/north-carolina. 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, North Carolina, 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/north-carolina.

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, North Carolina, 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/north-carolina (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, North Carolina, 1978 to 2023}},
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What is the job creation rate in North Carolina?

Job creation rate in North Carolina was 13.59% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.17 pts from 2022. That is the 16th 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 North Carolina?

18.426% in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Job creation rate elsewhere in United States

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