Job destruction rate in Hockley County

Job destruction rate in Hockley County was 14.705% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 6.31 pts from 2022. That is the 43rd highest of 253 counties in 2023.

202314.705%

Change on 2022+6.31 pts

Rank43rd of 253Counties in Texas ranked

Series high26.3672016

Series low7.8092019

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Job destruction rate in Hockley County, 2010 to 2023

%. 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	%
2023	14.705
2022	8.391
2021	20.967
2020	16.594
2019	7.809
2018	9.864
2017	11.2
2016	26.367
2015	14.267
2014	15.983
2013	11.897
2012	7.973
2011	12.072
2010	19.472

Compared with Texas and United States

Place	2023
Hockley County	14.705
Texas	11.425
United States	11.059

Hockley County compared with nearby places

Under 8.5
8.5 to 9.8
9.8 to 11
11 to 12
12 to 15
15 and over
No data

Job destruction rate, 2023, %. Hockley County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by job destruction rate 51 places
Counties in Texas by job destruction rate 253 places

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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APA 7

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, Hockley 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

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Job destruction rate, Hockley 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/hockley-county-texas. 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, Hockley 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/hockley-county-texas.

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, Hockley 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/hockley-county-texas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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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, Hockley County, 2010 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/job-destruction-rate/hockley-county-texas. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the job destruction rate in Hockley County?

Job destruction rate in Hockley County was 14.705% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 6.31 pts from 2022. That is the 43rd highest of 253 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 Hockley County?

26.367% in 2016, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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