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Job destruction rate in Arizona

Job destruction rate in Arizona was 12.448% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.74 pts from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in 2023.

202312.448%
Change on 2022+0.74 pts
Rank1st of 51US states ranked
Series high21.3742009
Series low11.0182018

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Job destruction rate in Arizona, 1978 to 2023

1012.51517.52022.519781985199219992006201320231978: 15.615 %1979: 14.148 %1980: 17.377 %1981: 16.369 %1982: 18.604 %1983: 19.537 %1984: 13.938 %1985: 16.204 %1986: 18.316 %1987: 20.549 %1988: 19.163 %1989: 18.108 %1990: 17.7 %1991: 19.04 %1992: 17.895 %1993: 15.62 %1994: 14.826 %1995: 14.138 %1996: 13.975 %1997: 17.074 %1998: 15.626 %1999: 15.744 %2000: 15.053 %2001: 17.45 %2002: 20.669 %2003: 17.91 %2004: 15.018 %2005: 14.093 %2006: 12.544 %2007: 16.944 %2008: 18.185 %2009: 21.374 %2010: 16.899 %2011: 12.741 %2012: 14.073 %2013: 12.034 %2014: 12.964 %2015: 11.515 %2016: 12.167 %2017: 12.147 %2018: 11.018 %2019: 11.173 %2020: 11.622 %2021: 14.581 %2022: 11.71 %2023: 12.448 %1015202519781994201020231978: 15.615 %1979: 14.148 %1980: 17.377 %1981: 16.369 %1982: 18.604 %1983: 19.537 %1984: 13.938 %1985: 16.204 %1986: 18.316 %1987: 20.549 %1988: 19.163 %1989: 18.108 %1990: 17.7 %1991: 19.04 %1992: 17.895 %1993: 15.62 %1994: 14.826 %1995: 14.138 %1996: 13.975 %1997: 17.074 %1998: 15.626 %1999: 15.744 %2000: 15.053 %2001: 17.45 %2002: 20.669 %2003: 17.91 %2004: 15.018 %2005: 14.093 %2006: 12.544 %2007: 16.944 %2008: 18.185 %2009: 21.374 %2010: 16.899 %2011: 12.741 %2012: 14.073 %2013: 12.034 %2014: 12.964 %2015: 11.515 %2016: 12.167 %2017: 12.147 %2018: 11.018 %2019: 11.173 %2020: 11.622 %2021: 14.581 %2022: 11.71 %2023: 12.448 %
%. 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%
202312.448
202211.71
202114.581
202011.622
201911.173
201811.018
201712.147
201612.167
201511.515
201412.964
201312.034
201214.073
201112.741
201016.899
200921.374
200818.185
200716.944
200612.544
200514.093
200415.018
200317.91
200220.669
200117.45
200015.053
199915.744
199815.626
199717.074
199613.975
199514.138
199414.826
199315.62
199217.895
199119.04
199017.7
198918.108
198819.163
198720.549
198618.316
198516.204
198413.938
198319.537
198218.604
198116.369
198017.377
197914.148
197815.615

Compared with United States

Place2023
Arizona12.448
United States11.059

Arizona 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, %. Arizona 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, Arizona, 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, Arizona, 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/arizona. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, Arizona, 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/arizona.

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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, Arizona, 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/arizona (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010: Job destruction rate, Arizona, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the job destruction rate in Arizona?

Job destruction rate in Arizona was 12.448% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.74 pts from 2022. That is the 1st 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 Arizona?

21.374% in 2009, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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