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Job destruction rate in Kentucky

Job destruction rate in Kentucky was 10.32% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.6 pts from 2022. That is the 37th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202310.32%
Change on 2022-1.6 pts
Rank37th of 51US states ranked
Series high20.7951987
Series low9.7012019

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Job destruction rate in Kentucky, 1978 to 2023

7.51012.51517.52022.519781985199219992006201320231978: 13.433 %1979: 12.891 %1980: 15.781 %1981: 15.031 %1982: 16.436 %1983: 17.529 %1984: 12.23 %1985: 12.797 %1986: 13.378 %1987: 20.795 %1988: 14.166 %1989: 13.125 %1990: 13.149 %1991: 15.379 %1992: 13.221 %1993: 12.391 %1994: 12.492 %1995: 11.652 %1996: 13.633 %1997: 13.66 %1998: 13.502 %1999: 14.075 %2000: 12.189 %2001: 14.97 %2002: 16.798 %2003: 13.995 %2004: 12.828 %2005: 12.611 %2006: 12.02 %2007: 14.631 %2008: 13.396 %2009: 16.044 %2010: 13.261 %2011: 11.564 %2012: 11.304 %2013: 11.377 %2014: 11.171 %2015: 9.778 %2016: 10.167 %2017: 11.753 %2018: 10.836 %2019: 9.701 %2020: 11.01 %2021: 13.964 %2022: 11.917 %2023: 10.32 %51015202519781994201020231978: 13.433 %1979: 12.891 %1980: 15.781 %1981: 15.031 %1982: 16.436 %1983: 17.529 %1984: 12.23 %1985: 12.797 %1986: 13.378 %1987: 20.795 %1988: 14.166 %1989: 13.125 %1990: 13.149 %1991: 15.379 %1992: 13.221 %1993: 12.391 %1994: 12.492 %1995: 11.652 %1996: 13.633 %1997: 13.66 %1998: 13.502 %1999: 14.075 %2000: 12.189 %2001: 14.97 %2002: 16.798 %2003: 13.995 %2004: 12.828 %2005: 12.611 %2006: 12.02 %2007: 14.631 %2008: 13.396 %2009: 16.044 %2010: 13.261 %2011: 11.564 %2012: 11.304 %2013: 11.377 %2014: 11.171 %2015: 9.778 %2016: 10.167 %2017: 11.753 %2018: 10.836 %2019: 9.701 %2020: 11.01 %2021: 13.964 %2022: 11.917 %2023: 10.32 %
%. 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%
202310.32
202211.917
202113.964
202011.01
20199.701
201810.836
201711.753
201610.167
20159.778
201411.171
201311.377
201211.304
201111.564
201013.261
200916.044
200813.396
200714.631
200612.02
200512.611
200412.828
200313.995
200216.798
200114.97
200012.189
199914.075
199813.502
199713.66
199613.633
199511.652
199412.492
199312.391
199213.221
199115.379
199013.149
198913.125
198814.166
198720.795
198613.378
198512.797
198412.23
198317.529
198216.436
198115.031
198015.781
197912.891
197813.433

Compared with United States

Place2023
Kentucky10.32
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, Kentucky, 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, Kentucky, 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/kentucky. 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, Kentucky, 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/kentucky.

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, Kentucky, 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/kentucky (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, Kentucky, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  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/kentucky. 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 Kentucky?

Job destruction rate in Kentucky was 10.32% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.6 pts from 2022. That is the 37th 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 Kentucky?

20.795% in 1987, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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