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Job destruction rate in Alabama

Job destruction rate in Alabama was 9.987% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.54 pts from 2022. That is the 43rd highest of 51 states in 2023.

20239.987%
Change on 2022-1.54 pts
Rank43rd of 51US states ranked
Series high19.5521983
Series low9.5032019

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Job destruction rate in Alabama, 1978 to 2023

7.51012.51517.52019781985199219992006201320231978: 13.522 %1979: 14.937 %1980: 16.123 %1981: 16.386 %1982: 17.779 %1983: 19.552 %1984: 11.858 %1985: 14.626 %1986: 14.82 %1987: 17.08 %1988: 15.406 %1989: 13.252 %1990: 13.187 %1991: 16.381 %1992: 15.061 %1993: 12.317 %1994: 13.325 %1995: 11.869 %1996: 13.985 %1997: 15.882 %1998: 13.841 %1999: 14.692 %2000: 13.482 %2001: 16.837 %2002: 18.057 %2003: 14.575 %2004: 13.215 %2005: 13.698 %2006: 13.652 %2007: 14.928 %2008: 14.274 %2009: 16.692 %2010: 13.542 %2011: 11.918 %2012: 13.157 %2013: 11.408 %2014: 11.525 %2015: 10.035 %2016: 9.881 %2017: 11.563 %2018: 10.994 %2019: 9.503 %2020: 10.413 %2021: 13.799 %2022: 11.522 %2023: 9.987 %510152019781994201020231978: 13.522 %1979: 14.937 %1980: 16.123 %1981: 16.386 %1982: 17.779 %1983: 19.552 %1984: 11.858 %1985: 14.626 %1986: 14.82 %1987: 17.08 %1988: 15.406 %1989: 13.252 %1990: 13.187 %1991: 16.381 %1992: 15.061 %1993: 12.317 %1994: 13.325 %1995: 11.869 %1996: 13.985 %1997: 15.882 %1998: 13.841 %1999: 14.692 %2000: 13.482 %2001: 16.837 %2002: 18.057 %2003: 14.575 %2004: 13.215 %2005: 13.698 %2006: 13.652 %2007: 14.928 %2008: 14.274 %2009: 16.692 %2010: 13.542 %2011: 11.918 %2012: 13.157 %2013: 11.408 %2014: 11.525 %2015: 10.035 %2016: 9.881 %2017: 11.563 %2018: 10.994 %2019: 9.503 %2020: 10.413 %2021: 13.799 %2022: 11.522 %2023: 9.987 %
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Period%
20239.987
202211.522
202113.799
202010.413
20199.503
201810.994
201711.563
20169.881
201510.035
201411.525
201311.408
201213.157
201111.918
201013.542
200916.692
200814.274
200714.928
200613.652
200513.698
200413.215
200314.575
200218.057
200116.837
200013.482
199914.692
199813.841
199715.882
199613.985
199511.869
199413.325
199312.317
199215.061
199116.381
199013.187
198913.252
198815.406
198717.08
198614.82
198514.626
198411.858
198319.552
198217.779
198116.386
198016.123
197914.937
197813.522

Compared with United States

Place2023
Alabama9.987
United States11.059

Alabama compared with nearby places

Alabama: 9.987 %Alaska: 10.78 %Arizona: 12.448 %Arkansas: 9.716 %California: 12.053 %Colorado: 12.353 %Connecticut: 12.002 %Delaware: 10.97 %District of Columbia: 9.515 %Florida: 11.144 %Georgia: 11.659 %Hawaii: 9.388 %Idaho: 11.43 %Illinois: 10.704 %Indiana: 11.006 %Iowa: 10.038 %Kansas: 11.132 %Kentucky: 10.32 %Louisiana: 10.057 %Maine: 9.794 %Maryland: 11.617 %Massachusetts: 9.85 %Michigan: 10.821 %Minnesota: 10.079 %Mississippi: 10.768 %Missouri: 10.487 %Montana: 11.043 %Nebraska: 9.759 %Nevada: 11.736 %New Hampshire: 9.391 %New Jersey: 11.204 %New Mexico: 11.003 %New York: 10.641 %North Carolina: 10.416 %North Dakota: 10.819 %Ohio: 10.696 %Oklahoma: 10.791 %Oregon: 11.737 %Pennsylvania: 10.013 %Rhode Island: 10.508 %South Carolina: 10.969 %South Dakota: 10.008 %Tennessee: 11.187 %Texas: 11.425 %Utah: 11.268 %Vermont: 9.874 %Virginia: 11.011 %Washington: 12.338 %West Virginia: 10.565 %Wisconsin: 10.703 %Wyoming: 12.01 %
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Job destruction rate, 2023, %. Alabama 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 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.

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.

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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_st.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Job destruction rate, Alabama, 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Job destruction rate, Alabama, 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-destruction-rate/alabama. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Job destruction rate, Alabama, 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-destruction-rate/alabama.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Job destruction rate, Alabama, 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-destruction-rate/alabama (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010: Job destruction rate, Alabama, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/job-destruction-rate/alabama. Publisher attribution: 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\_st.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the job destruction rate in Alabama?

Job destruction rate in Alabama was 9.987% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.54 pts from 2022. That is the 43rd highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest job destruction rate in Alabama?

19.552% in 1983, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Job destruction rate elsewhere in United States

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