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Job destruction rate in Iowa

Job destruction rate in Iowa was 10.038% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.54 pts from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202310.038%
Change on 2022-0.54 pts
Rank40th of 51US states ranked
Series high17.2981983
Series low8.5512015

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Job destruction rate in Iowa, 1978 to 2023

8101214161819781985199219992006201320231978: 12.133 %1979: 12.252 %1980: 14.435 %1981: 15.853 %1982: 16.84 %1983: 17.298 %1984: 11.868 %1985: 16.669 %1986: 14.725 %1987: 14.677 %1988: 12.062 %1989: 11.148 %1990: 11.211 %1991: 12.798 %1992: 13.201 %1993: 11.536 %1994: 11.352 %1995: 10.43 %1996: 11.05 %1997: 13.899 %1998: 10.577 %1999: 11.962 %2000: 11.146 %2001: 12.902 %2002: 15.445 %2003: 12.797 %2004: 11.507 %2005: 10.722 %2006: 10.37 %2007: 12.75 %2008: 11.38 %2009: 13.147 %2010: 12.043 %2011: 9.856 %2012: 9.76 %2013: 9.458 %2014: 8.911 %2015: 8.551 %2016: 9.219 %2017: 10.949 %2018: 9.625 %2019: 8.768 %2020: 9.388 %2021: 12.251 %2022: 10.581 %2023: 10.038 %7.51012.51517.519781994201020231978: 12.133 %1979: 12.252 %1980: 14.435 %1981: 15.853 %1982: 16.84 %1983: 17.298 %1984: 11.868 %1985: 16.669 %1986: 14.725 %1987: 14.677 %1988: 12.062 %1989: 11.148 %1990: 11.211 %1991: 12.798 %1992: 13.201 %1993: 11.536 %1994: 11.352 %1995: 10.43 %1996: 11.05 %1997: 13.899 %1998: 10.577 %1999: 11.962 %2000: 11.146 %2001: 12.902 %2002: 15.445 %2003: 12.797 %2004: 11.507 %2005: 10.722 %2006: 10.37 %2007: 12.75 %2008: 11.38 %2009: 13.147 %2010: 12.043 %2011: 9.856 %2012: 9.76 %2013: 9.458 %2014: 8.911 %2015: 8.551 %2016: 9.219 %2017: 10.949 %2018: 9.625 %2019: 8.768 %2020: 9.388 %2021: 12.251 %2022: 10.581 %2023: 10.038 %
%. 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%
202310.038
202210.581
202112.251
20209.388
20198.768
20189.625
201710.949
20169.219
20158.551
20148.911
20139.458
20129.76
20119.856
201012.043
200913.147
200811.38
200712.75
200610.37
200510.722
200411.507
200312.797
200215.445
200112.902
200011.146
199911.962
199810.577
199713.899
199611.05
199510.43
199411.352
199311.536
199213.201
199112.798
199011.211
198911.148
198812.062
198714.677
198614.725
198516.669
198411.868
198317.298
198216.84
198115.853
198014.435
197912.252
197812.133

Compared with United States

Place2023
Iowa10.038
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, Iowa, 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, Iowa, 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/iowa. 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, Iowa, 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/iowa.

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, Iowa, 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/iowa (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, Iowa, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/job-destruction-rate/iowa. 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 Iowa?

Job destruction rate in Iowa was 10.038% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.54 pts from 2022. That is the 40th 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 Iowa?

17.298% in 1983, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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