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Job destruction rate in Athens County

Job destruction rate in Athens County was 11.504% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.48 pts from 2022. That is the 22nd highest of 88 counties in 2023.

202311.504%
Change on 2022+1.48 pts
Rank22nd of 88Counties in Ohio ranked
Series high19.4582021
Series low9.4042016

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Job destruction rate in Athens County, 2010 to 2023

7.51012.51517.52020102012201420162018202020232010: 13.277 %2011: 10.579 %2012: 12.585 %2013: 10.911 %2014: 12.622 %2015: 12.197 %2016: 9.404 %2017: 11.578 %2018: 11.828 %2019: 9.78 %2020: 10.582 %2021: 19.458 %2022: 10.019 %2023: 11.504 %51015202010201520232010: 13.277 %2011: 10.579 %2012: 12.585 %2013: 10.911 %2014: 12.622 %2015: 12.197 %2016: 9.404 %2017: 11.578 %2018: 11.828 %2019: 9.78 %2020: 10.582 %2021: 19.458 %2022: 10.019 %2023: 11.504 %
%. 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 14 values
Period%
202311.504
202210.019
202119.458
202010.582
20199.78
201811.828
201711.578
20169.404
201512.197
201412.622
201310.911
201212.585
201110.579
201013.277

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place2023
Athens County11.504
Ohio10.696
United States11.059

Athens County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 10.114 %Allen County: 8.364 %Ashland County: 13.462 %Ashtabula County: 10.362 %Athens County: 11.504 %Auglaize County: 6.282 %Belmont County: 12.247 %Brown County: 17.872 %Butler County: 10.309 %Carroll County: 8.477 %Champaign County: 8.929 %Clark County: 9.501 %Clermont County: 8.798 %Clinton County: 11.276 %Columbiana County: 10.343 %Coshocton County: 9.638 %Crawford County: 22.623 %Cuyahoga County: 9.885 %Darke County: 7.614 %Defiance County: 13.183 %Delaware County: 14.866 %Erie County: 9.045 %Fairfield County: 9.365 %Fayette County: 10.762 %Franklin County: 11.702 %Fulton County: 9.679 %Gallia County: 7.891 %Geauga County: 10.288 %Greene County: 10.171 %Guernsey County: 12.83 %Hamilton County: 9.239 %Hancock County: 9.13 %Hardin County: 8.961 %Harrison County: 11.636 %Henry County: 12.695 %Highland County: 7.271 %Hocking County: 10.081 %Holmes County: 8.827 %Huron County: 7.289 %Jackson County: 7.314 %Jefferson County: 17.516 %Knox County: 11.348 %Lake County: 10.714 %Lawrence County: 17.369 %Licking County: 8.794 %Logan County: 6.942 %Lorain County: 11.003 %Lucas County: 10.068 %Madison County: 4.732 %Mahoning County: 12.006 %Marion County: 10.5 %Medina County: 10.153 %Meigs County: 11.203 %Mercer County: 7.976 %Miami County: 10.87 %Monroe County: 8.624 %Montgomery County: 9.333 %Morgan County: 19.34 %Morrow County: 22.245 %Muskingum County: 7.305 %Noble County: 9.338 %Ottawa County: 9.515 %Paulding County: 14.115 %Perry County: 9.103 %Pickaway County: 13.239 %Pike County: 10.256 %Portage County: 8.349 %Preble County: 9.927 %Putnam County: 8.497 %Richland County: 11.134 %Ross County: 7.478 %Sandusky County: 10.79 %Scioto County: 9.819 %Seneca County: 11.483 %Shelby County: 11.692 %Stark County: 10.973 %Summit County: 13.587 %Trumbull County: 11.232 %Tuscarawas County: 8.649 %Union County: 6.244 %Van Wert County: 6.372 %Vinton County: 7.262 %Warren County: 9.359 %Washington County: 8.579 %Wayne County: 10.224 %Williams County: 7.2 %Wood County: 11.505 %Wyandot County: 12.207 %
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Job destruction rate, 2023, %. Athens 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 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_cty.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, Athens 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Job destruction rate, Athens 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-destruction-rate/athens-county-ohio. 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, Athens 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-destruction-rate/athens-county-ohio.

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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, Athens 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-destruction-rate/athens-county-ohio (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the job destruction rate in Athens County?

Job destruction rate in Athens County was 11.504% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.48 pts from 2022. That is the 22nd highest of 88 counties 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 Athens County?

19.458% in 2021, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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