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Job destruction rate in Illinois

Job destruction rate in Illinois was 10.704% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.54 pts from 2022. That is the 29th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202310.704%
Change on 2022-0.54 pts
Rank29th of 51US states ranked
Series high19.0012002
Series low10.3182019
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Job destruction rate in Illinois, 1978 to 2023

10121416182019781985199219992006201320231978: 12.757 %1979: 12.976 %1980: 14.922 %1981: 15.089 %1982: 16.783 %1983: 16.589 %1984: 12.9 %1985: 14.751 %1986: 13.631 %1987: 16.705 %1988: 13.923 %1989: 13.571 %1990: 12.717 %1991: 15.53 %1992: 15.403 %1993: 13.61 %1994: 12.653 %1995: 12.297 %1996: 13.547 %1997: 14.374 %1998: 12.875 %1999: 12.892 %2000: 13.541 %2001: 15.418 %2002: 19.001 %2003: 14.362 %2004: 13.754 %2005: 13.323 %2006: 12.694 %2007: 14.473 %2008: 13.121 %2009: 16.623 %2010: 13.717 %2011: 10.87 %2012: 11.575 %2013: 11.224 %2014: 10.433 %2015: 11.355 %2016: 11.323 %2017: 12.371 %2018: 11.284 %2019: 10.318 %2020: 11.169 %2021: 15.284 %2022: 11.249 %2023: 10.704 %
%. 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%
202310.704
202211.249
202115.284
202011.169
201910.318
201811.284
201712.371
201611.323
201511.355
201410.433
201311.224
201211.575
201110.87
201013.717
200916.623
200813.121
200714.473
200612.694
200513.323
200413.754
200314.362
200219.001
200115.418
200013.541
199912.892
199812.875
199714.374
199613.547
199512.297
199412.653
199313.61
199215.403
199115.53
199012.717
198913.571
198813.923
198716.705
198613.631
198514.751
198412.9
198316.589
198216.783
198115.089
198014.922
197912.976
197812.757

Compared with United States

Place2023
Illinois10.704
United States11.059

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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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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, Illinois, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Job destruction rate, Illinois, 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/illinois. 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, Illinois, 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/illinois.

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, Illinois, 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/illinois (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, Illinois, 1978 to 2023}},
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  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/job-destruction-rate/illinois. 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.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the job destruction rate in Illinois?

Job destruction rate in Illinois was 10.704% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.54 pts from 2022. That is the 29th 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 Illinois?

19.001% in 2002, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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