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Job destruction rate in Colorado

Job destruction rate in Colorado was 12.353% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2 pts from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 51 states in 2023.

202312.353%
Change on 2022-0.2 pts
Rank2nd of 51US states ranked
Series high21.4291987
Series low11.3012019

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Job destruction rate in Colorado, 1978 to 2023

1012.51517.52022.519781985199219992006201320231978: 14.16 %1979: 14.106 %1980: 16.704 %1981: 17.573 %1982: 18.193 %1983: 20.703 %1984: 16.202 %1985: 17.836 %1986: 18.968 %1987: 21.429 %1988: 18.821 %1989: 16.692 %1990: 15.523 %1991: 16.121 %1992: 15.889 %1993: 14.046 %1994: 14.285 %1995: 14.071 %1996: 16.22 %1997: 16.653 %1998: 14.582 %1999: 15.979 %2000: 14.284 %2001: 17.366 %2002: 21.423 %2003: 17.579 %2004: 15.067 %2005: 14.724 %2006: 13.508 %2007: 15.958 %2008: 14.937 %2009: 17.955 %2010: 15.794 %2011: 13.302 %2012: 12.145 %2013: 12.108 %2014: 11.87 %2015: 11.416 %2016: 11.72 %2017: 12.786 %2018: 12.029 %2019: 11.301 %2020: 12.662 %2021: 17.03 %2022: 12.552 %2023: 12.353 %1015202519781994201020231978: 14.16 %1979: 14.106 %1980: 16.704 %1981: 17.573 %1982: 18.193 %1983: 20.703 %1984: 16.202 %1985: 17.836 %1986: 18.968 %1987: 21.429 %1988: 18.821 %1989: 16.692 %1990: 15.523 %1991: 16.121 %1992: 15.889 %1993: 14.046 %1994: 14.285 %1995: 14.071 %1996: 16.22 %1997: 16.653 %1998: 14.582 %1999: 15.979 %2000: 14.284 %2001: 17.366 %2002: 21.423 %2003: 17.579 %2004: 15.067 %2005: 14.724 %2006: 13.508 %2007: 15.958 %2008: 14.937 %2009: 17.955 %2010: 15.794 %2011: 13.302 %2012: 12.145 %2013: 12.108 %2014: 11.87 %2015: 11.416 %2016: 11.72 %2017: 12.786 %2018: 12.029 %2019: 11.301 %2020: 12.662 %2021: 17.03 %2022: 12.552 %2023: 12.353 %
%. 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%
202312.353
202212.552
202117.03
202012.662
201911.301
201812.029
201712.786
201611.72
201511.416
201411.87
201312.108
201212.145
201113.302
201015.794
200917.955
200814.937
200715.958
200613.508
200514.724
200415.067
200317.579
200221.423
200117.366
200014.284
199915.979
199814.582
199716.653
199616.22
199514.071
199414.285
199314.046
199215.889
199116.121
199015.523
198916.692
198818.821
198721.429
198618.968
198517.836
198416.202
198320.703
198218.193
198117.573
198016.704
197914.106
197814.16

Compared with United States

Place2023
Colorado12.353
United States11.059

Colorado 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, %. Colorado 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, Colorado, 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, Colorado, 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/colorado. 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, Colorado, 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/colorado.

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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, Colorado, 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/colorado (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, Colorado, 1978 to 2023}},
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What is the job destruction rate in Colorado?

Job destruction rate in Colorado was 12.353% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2 pts from 2022. That is the 2nd 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 Colorado?

21.429% in 1987, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Job destruction rate elsewhere in United States

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