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Job destruction rate in Delaware

Job destruction rate in Delaware was 10.97% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.72 pts from 2022. That is the 22nd highest of 51 states in 2023.

202310.97%
Change on 2022-1.72 pts
Rank22nd of 51US states ranked
Series high26.0361987
Series low10.4272019

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Job destruction rate in Delaware, 1978 to 2023

101520253019781985199219992006201320231978: 13.427 %1979: 10.744 %1980: 11.106 %1981: 11.598 %1982: 12.67 %1983: 12.313 %1984: 12.197 %1985: 12.97 %1986: 13.938 %1987: 26.036 %1988: 14.22 %1989: 14.133 %1990: 12.971 %1991: 14.833 %1992: 17.592 %1993: 13.647 %1994: 14.623 %1995: 12.272 %1996: 13.53 %1997: 14.378 %1998: 15.546 %1999: 14.971 %2000: 13.733 %2001: 15.021 %2002: 17.698 %2003: 14.127 %2004: 12.928 %2005: 13.453 %2006: 15.362 %2007: 17.81 %2008: 15.268 %2009: 16.577 %2010: 13.588 %2011: 12.39 %2012: 12.685 %2013: 11.285 %2014: 11.113 %2015: 11.826 %2016: 11.49 %2017: 14.294 %2018: 11.481 %2019: 10.427 %2020: 11.664 %2021: 15.618 %2022: 12.695 %2023: 10.97 %101520253019781994201020231978: 13.427 %1979: 10.744 %1980: 11.106 %1981: 11.598 %1982: 12.67 %1983: 12.313 %1984: 12.197 %1985: 12.97 %1986: 13.938 %1987: 26.036 %1988: 14.22 %1989: 14.133 %1990: 12.971 %1991: 14.833 %1992: 17.592 %1993: 13.647 %1994: 14.623 %1995: 12.272 %1996: 13.53 %1997: 14.378 %1998: 15.546 %1999: 14.971 %2000: 13.733 %2001: 15.021 %2002: 17.698 %2003: 14.127 %2004: 12.928 %2005: 13.453 %2006: 15.362 %2007: 17.81 %2008: 15.268 %2009: 16.577 %2010: 13.588 %2011: 12.39 %2012: 12.685 %2013: 11.285 %2014: 11.113 %2015: 11.826 %2016: 11.49 %2017: 14.294 %2018: 11.481 %2019: 10.427 %2020: 11.664 %2021: 15.618 %2022: 12.695 %2023: 10.97 %
%. 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%
202310.97
202212.695
202115.618
202011.664
201910.427
201811.481
201714.294
201611.49
201511.826
201411.113
201311.285
201212.685
201112.39
201013.588
200916.577
200815.268
200717.81
200615.362
200513.453
200412.928
200314.127
200217.698
200115.021
200013.733
199914.971
199815.546
199714.378
199613.53
199512.272
199414.623
199313.647
199217.592
199114.833
199012.971
198914.133
198814.22
198726.036
198613.938
198512.97
198412.197
198312.313
198212.67
198111.598
198011.106
197910.744
197813.427

Compared with United States

Place2023
Delaware10.97
United States11.059

Delaware 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, %. Delaware 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, Delaware, 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, Delaware, 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/delaware. 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, Delaware, 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/delaware.

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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, Delaware, 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/delaware (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, Delaware, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the job destruction rate in Delaware?

Job destruction rate in Delaware was 10.97% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.72 pts from 2022. That is the 22nd 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 Delaware?

26.036% in 1987, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Job destruction rate elsewhere in United States

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