# Job destruction rate Jobs lost at closing and shrinking establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. ## Key facts - Job destruction rate in the United States was 11.059% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. - Arizona had the highest job destruction rate of 51 states in 2023, at 12.448%, and Hawaii the lowest, at 9.388%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau. - Published for 3,194 places, with figures from 1978 to 2023. - Figures last updated on 2026-10-12. - Indicator id: `job_destruction_rate` - Unit: % - Note: A gross flow: jobs added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023. - Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/job-destruction-rate - API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/job_destruction_rate ## Latest figures | Place | Period | % | Source | |---|---|---:|---| | United States | 2023 | 11.059 | U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12. | ## Rankings - [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/us-states.md) (51 places) - [US counties](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/us-counties.md) (3142 places) - [Counties in Texas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/texas-counties.md) (253 places) - [Counties in Georgia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/georgia-counties.md) (159 places) - [Counties in Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/virginia-counties.md) (133 places) - [Counties in Kentucky](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/kentucky-counties.md) (120 places) - [Counties in Missouri](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/missouri-counties.md) (115 places) - [Counties in Kansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/kansas-counties.md) (105 places) - [Counties in Illinois](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/illinois-counties.md) (102 places) - [Counties in North Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/north-carolina-counties.md) (100 places) - [Counties in Iowa](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/iowa-counties.md) (99 places) - [Counties in Tennessee](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/tennessee-counties.md) (95 places) - [Counties in Nebraska](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/nebraska-counties.md) (93 places) - [Counties in Indiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/indiana-counties.md) (92 places) - [Counties in Ohio](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/ohio-counties.md) (88 places) - [Counties in Minnesota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/minnesota-counties.md) (87 places) - [Counties in Michigan](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/michigan-counties.md) (83 places) - [Counties in Mississippi](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/mississippi-counties.md) (82 places) - [Counties in Oklahoma](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/oklahoma-counties.md) (77 places) - [Counties in Arkansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/arkansas-counties.md) (75 places) - [Counties in Wisconsin](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/wisconsin-counties.md) (72 places) - [Counties in Alabama](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/alabama-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in Florida](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/florida-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in Pennsylvania](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/pennsylvania-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in South Dakota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/south-dakota-counties.md) (66 places) - [Counties in Colorado](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/colorado-counties.md) (64 places) - [Counties in Louisiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/louisiana-counties.md) (64 places) - [Counties in New York](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/new-york-counties.md) (62 places) - [Counties in California](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/california-counties.md) (58 places) - [Counties in Montana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/montana-counties.md) (56 places) - [Counties in West Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/west-virginia-counties.md) (55 places) - [Counties in North Dakota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/north-dakota-counties.md) (53 places) - [Counties in South Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/south-carolina-counties.md) (46 places) - [Counties in Idaho](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/idaho-counties.md) (44 places) - [Counties in Washington](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/washington-counties.md) (39 places) - [Counties in Oregon](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/oregon-counties.md) (36 places) - [Counties in New Mexico](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/new-mexico-counties.md) (33 places) - [Counties in Alaska](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/alaska-counties.md) (30 places) - [Counties in Utah](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/utah-counties.md) (29 places) - [Counties in Maryland](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/maryland-counties.md) (24 places) - [Counties in Wyoming](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/wyoming-counties.md) (23 places) - [Counties in New Jersey](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/new-jersey-counties.md) (21 places) - [Counties in Nevada](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/nevada-counties.md) (17 places) - [Counties in Maine](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/maine-counties.md) (16 places) - [Counties in Arizona](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/arizona-counties.md) (15 places) - [Counties in Massachusetts](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/massachusetts-counties.md) (14 places) - [Counties in Vermont](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/vermont-counties.md) (14 places) - [Counties in New Hampshire](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/new-hampshire-counties.md) (10 places) - [Counties in Connecticut](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/connecticut-counties.md) (9 places) - [Counties in Rhode Island](https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/rhode-island-counties.md) (5 places)