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Job creation rate in West Virginia

Job creation rate in West Virginia was 12.388% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.75 pts from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202312.388%
Change on 2022-1.75 pts
Rank40th of 51US states ranked
Series high20.3161979
Series low9.5292020

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Job creation rate in West Virginia, 1978 to 2023

7.51012.51517.52022.519781985199219992006201320231978: 16.572 %1979: 20.316 %1980: 13.533 %1981: 13.796 %1982: 13.385 %1983: 12.713 %1984: 16.092 %1985: 14.998 %1986: 17.084 %1987: 17.223 %1988: 16.837 %1989: 15.829 %1990: 15.971 %1991: 14.414 %1992: 14.817 %1993: 15.579 %1994: 14.623 %1995: 15.633 %1996: 14.208 %1997: 16.001 %1998: 15.49 %1999: 13.519 %2000: 14.164 %2001: 13.324 %2002: 15.946 %2003: 13.996 %2004: 13.131 %2005: 13.214 %2006: 14.991 %2007: 13.683 %2008: 13.289 %2009: 11.568 %2010: 11.264 %2011: 12.175 %2012: 12.703 %2013: 11.351 %2014: 11.084 %2015: 10.835 %2016: 10.853 %2017: 10.981 %2018: 12.479 %2019: 10.599 %2020: 9.529 %2021: 9.991 %2022: 14.134 %2023: 12.388 %51015202519781994201020231978: 16.572 %1979: 20.316 %1980: 13.533 %1981: 13.796 %1982: 13.385 %1983: 12.713 %1984: 16.092 %1985: 14.998 %1986: 17.084 %1987: 17.223 %1988: 16.837 %1989: 15.829 %1990: 15.971 %1991: 14.414 %1992: 14.817 %1993: 15.579 %1994: 14.623 %1995: 15.633 %1996: 14.208 %1997: 16.001 %1998: 15.49 %1999: 13.519 %2000: 14.164 %2001: 13.324 %2002: 15.946 %2003: 13.996 %2004: 13.131 %2005: 13.214 %2006: 14.991 %2007: 13.683 %2008: 13.289 %2009: 11.568 %2010: 11.264 %2011: 12.175 %2012: 12.703 %2013: 11.351 %2014: 11.084 %2015: 10.835 %2016: 10.853 %2017: 10.981 %2018: 12.479 %2019: 10.599 %2020: 9.529 %2021: 9.991 %2022: 14.134 %2023: 12.388 %
%. 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 46 values
Period%
202312.388
202214.134
20219.991
20209.529
201910.599
201812.479
201710.981
201610.853
201510.835
201411.084
201311.351
201212.703
201112.175
201011.264
200911.568
200813.289
200713.683
200614.991
200513.214
200413.131
200313.996
200215.946
200113.324
200014.164
199913.519
199815.49
199716.001
199614.208
199515.633
199414.623
199315.579
199214.817
199114.414
199015.971
198915.829
198816.837
198717.223
198617.084
198514.998
198416.092
198312.713
198213.385
198113.796
198013.533
197920.316
197816.572

Compared with United States

Place2023
West Virginia12.388
United States13.592

West Virginia 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, %. West Virginia 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, West Virginia, 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, West Virginia, 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/west-virginia. 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, West Virginia, 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/west-virginia.

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, West Virginia, 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/west-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the job creation rate in West Virginia?

Job creation rate in West Virginia was 12.388% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.75 pts from 2022. That is the 40th 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 West Virginia?

20.316% in 1979, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Job creation rate elsewhere in United States

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