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Job creation rate in Ray County

Job creation rate in Ray County was 13.856% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 115 counties in 2023.

202313.856%
Change on 20220 pts
Rank40th of 115Counties in Missouri ranked
Series high16.6472015
Series low8.3282016

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Job creation rate in Ray County, 2010 to 2023

8101214161820102012201420162018202020232010: 9.724 %2011: 10.07 %2012: 11.279 %2013: 9.496 %2014: 14.32 %2015: 16.647 %2016: 8.328 %2017: 9.006 %2018: 16.482 %2019: 8.368 %2020: 8.968 %2021: 10.706 %2022: 13.852 %2023: 13.856 %7.51012.51517.52010201520232010: 9.724 %2011: 10.07 %2012: 11.279 %2013: 9.496 %2014: 14.32 %2015: 16.647 %2016: 8.328 %2017: 9.006 %2018: 16.482 %2019: 8.368 %2020: 8.968 %2021: 10.706 %2022: 13.852 %2023: 13.856 %
%. 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%
202313.856
202213.852
202110.706
20208.968
20198.368
201816.482
20179.006
20168.328
201516.647
201414.32
20139.496
201211.279
201110.07
20109.724

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place2023
Ray County13.856
Missouri13.065
United States13.592

Ray County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 14.129 %Andrew County: 14.084 %Atchison County: 10.979 %Audrain County: 20.375 %Barry County: 12.106 %Barton County: 15.053 %Bates County: 11.739 %Benton County: 14.427 %Bollinger County: 12.815 %Boone County: 11.572 %Buchanan County: 11.745 %Butler County: 11.11 %Caldwell County: 15.982 %Callaway County: 9.219 %Camden County: 12.681 %Cape Girardeau County: 13.353 %Carroll County: 10.784 %Carter County: 12.102 %Cass County: 13.616 %Cedar County: 13.03 %Chariton County: 8.654 %Christian County: 16.964 %Clark County: 18.685 %Clay County: 11.89 %Clinton County: 15.439 %Cole County: 11.356 %Cooper County: 11.677 %Crawford County: 13.276 %Dade County: 12.484 %Dallas County: 10.712 %Daviess County: 19.25 %DeKalb County: 12.948 %Dent County: 21.014 %Douglas County: 16.1 %Dunklin County: 18.301 %Franklin County: 11.444 %Gasconade County: 12.443 %Gentry County: 14.466 %Greene County: 13.02 %Grundy County: 13.75 %Harrison County: 7.726 %Henry County: 11.254 %Hickory County: 17.453 %Holt County: 27.658 %Howard County: 15.109 %Howell County: 12.171 %Iron County: 9.561 %Jackson County: 13.258 %Jasper County: 14.853 %Jefferson County: 13.831 %Johnson County: 11.337 %Knox County: 29.236 %Laclede County: 11.98 %Lafayette County: 15.86 %Lawrence County: 10.867 %Lewis County: 6.361 %Lincoln County: 12.174 %Linn County: 11.914 %Livingston County: 10.448 %McDonald County: 11.004 %Macon County: 9.456 %Madison County: 6.853 %Maries County: 10.019 %Marion County: 13.967 %Mercer County: 15.769 %Miller County: 13.228 %Mississippi County: 13.041 %Moniteau County: 11.905 %Monroe County: 18.989 %Montgomery County: 10.717 %Morgan County: 16.036 %New Madrid County: 10.643 %Newton County: 9.436 %Nodaway County: 14.446 %Oregon County: 16.044 %Osage County: 7.387 %Ozark County: 18.514 %Pemiscot County: 11.953 %Perry County: 8.938 %Pettis County: 9.167 %Phelps County: 13.121 %Pike County: 16.647 %Platte County: 15.076 %Polk County: 10.55 %Pulaski County: 12.267 %Putnam County: 14.851 %Ralls County: 9.754 %Randolph County: 12.902 %Ray County: 13.856 %Reynolds County: 5.93 %Ripley County: 21.365 %St. Charles County: 12.753 %St. Clair County: 13.494 %Ste. Genevieve County: 12.086 %St. Francois County: 12.388 %St. Louis County: 12.639 %Saline County: 7.812 %Schuyler County: 27.711 %Scotland County: 17.202 %Scott County: 11.262 %Shannon County: 16.278 %Shelby County: 18.21 %Stoddard County: 10.81 %Stone County: 17.336 %Sullivan County: 4.319 %Taney County: 14.245 %Texas County: 11.78 %Vernon County: 11.541 %Warren County: 13.267 %Washington County: 12.675 %Wayne County: 17.236 %Webster County: 13.278 %Worth County: 13.376 %Wright County: 17.714 %St. Louis city: 13.189 %
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Job creation rate, 2023, %. Ray 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, Ray 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, Ray 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/ray-county-missouri. 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, Ray 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/ray-county-missouri.

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, Ray 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/ray-county-missouri (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the job creation rate in Ray County?

Job creation rate in Ray County was 13.856% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 115 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 Ray County?

16.647% in 2015, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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