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Job destruction rate in District of Columbia

Job destruction rate in District of Columbia was 9.515% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.09 pts from 2022. That is the 49th highest of 51 states in 2023.

20239.515%
Change on 2022+0.09 pts
Rank49th of 51US states ranked
Series high20.9562021
Series low9.4222022

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Job destruction rate in District of Columbia, 1978 to 2023

7.51012.51517.52022.519781985199219992006201320231978: 14.584 %1979: 10.525 %1980: 17.934 %1981: 13.938 %1982: 20.116 %1983: 17.393 %1984: 13.458 %1985: 16.636 %1986: 13.893 %1987: 14.646 %1988: 19.41 %1989: 14.351 %1990: 13.895 %1991: 17.768 %1992: 14.554 %1993: 13.23 %1994: 12.05 %1995: 13.762 %1996: 17.773 %1997: 13.513 %1998: 13.609 %1999: 13.607 %2000: 11.297 %2001: 14.392 %2002: 16.287 %2003: 13.56 %2004: 11.884 %2005: 12.125 %2006: 12.259 %2007: 15.633 %2008: 12.377 %2009: 12.667 %2010: 12.402 %2011: 10.413 %2012: 11.871 %2013: 10.182 %2014: 10.749 %2015: 11.56 %2016: 10.266 %2017: 10.703 %2018: 9.628 %2019: 12.152 %2020: 10.29 %2021: 20.956 %2022: 9.422 %2023: 9.515 %51015202519781994201020231978: 14.584 %1979: 10.525 %1980: 17.934 %1981: 13.938 %1982: 20.116 %1983: 17.393 %1984: 13.458 %1985: 16.636 %1986: 13.893 %1987: 14.646 %1988: 19.41 %1989: 14.351 %1990: 13.895 %1991: 17.768 %1992: 14.554 %1993: 13.23 %1994: 12.05 %1995: 13.762 %1996: 17.773 %1997: 13.513 %1998: 13.609 %1999: 13.607 %2000: 11.297 %2001: 14.392 %2002: 16.287 %2003: 13.56 %2004: 11.884 %2005: 12.125 %2006: 12.259 %2007: 15.633 %2008: 12.377 %2009: 12.667 %2010: 12.402 %2011: 10.413 %2012: 11.871 %2013: 10.182 %2014: 10.749 %2015: 11.56 %2016: 10.266 %2017: 10.703 %2018: 9.628 %2019: 12.152 %2020: 10.29 %2021: 20.956 %2022: 9.422 %2023: 9.515 %
%. 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%
20239.515
20229.422
202120.956
202010.29
201912.152
20189.628
201710.703
201610.266
201511.56
201410.749
201310.182
201211.871
201110.413
201012.402
200912.667
200812.377
200715.633
200612.259
200512.125
200411.884
200313.56
200216.287
200114.392
200011.297
199913.607
199813.609
199713.513
199617.773
199513.762
199412.05
199313.23
199214.554
199117.768
199013.895
198914.351
198819.41
198714.646
198613.893
198516.636
198413.458
198317.393
198220.116
198113.938
198017.934
197910.525
197814.584

Compared with United States

Place2023
District of Columbia9.515
United States11.059

District of Columbia 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, %. District of Columbia 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, District of Columbia, 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, District of Columbia, 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/district-of-columbia. 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, District of Columbia, 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/district-of-columbia.

Harvard

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, District of Columbia, 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/district-of-columbia (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, District of Columbia, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the job destruction rate in District of Columbia?

Job destruction rate in District of Columbia was 9.515% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.09 pts from 2022. That is the 49th 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 District of Columbia?

20.956% in 2021, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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