Job destruction rate in Lamar County
Job destruction rate in Lamar County was 9.66% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.74 pts from 2022. That is the 174th highest of 253 counties in 2023.
Job destruction rate in Lamar County, 2010 to 2023
All 14 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.66 |
| 2022 | 8.924 |
| 2021 | 10.158 |
| 2020 | 14.66 |
| 2019 | 7.943 |
| 2018 | 10.789 |
| 2017 | 9.588 |
| 2016 | 10.353 |
| 2015 | 9.603 |
| 2014 | 11.172 |
| 2013 | 18.019 |
| 2012 | 11.134 |
| 2011 | 13.423 |
| 2010 | 12.647 |
Compared with Texas and United States
| Place | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Lamar County | 9.66 |
| Texas | 11.425 |
| United States | 11.059 |
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_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
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, Lamar 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, Lamar 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/lamar-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, Lamar 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/lamar-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, Lamar 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/lamar-county-texas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_job_destruction_rate_lamar_2023,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010: Job destruction rate, Lamar County, 2010 to 2023}},
year = {2025},
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/lamar-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 Lamar County?
Job destruction rate in Lamar County was 9.66% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.74 pts from 2022. That is the 174th 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 Lamar County?
18.019% in 2013, the highest value since 2010 in this series.