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Job destruction rate in Louisiana

Job destruction rate in Louisiana was 10.057% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.58 pts from 2022. That is the 39th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202310.057%
Change on 2022-1.58 pts
Rank39th of 51US states ranked
Series high24.1681983
Series low10.0572023

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Job destruction rate in Louisiana, 1978 to 2023

1015202519781985199219992006201320231978: 13.526 %1979: 14.741 %1980: 16.311 %1981: 14.524 %1982: 18.271 %1983: 24.168 %1984: 16.285 %1985: 18.2 %1986: 19.725 %1987: 22.895 %1988: 17.513 %1989: 15.943 %1990: 14.055 %1991: 16.067 %1992: 16.54 %1993: 15.302 %1994: 13.764 %1995: 14.751 %1996: 13.72 %1997: 15.756 %1998: 14.25 %1999: 15.172 %2000: 15.045 %2001: 15.616 %2002: 18.039 %2003: 14.4 %2004: 13.602 %2005: 15.399 %2006: 18.65 %2007: 14.666 %2008: 14.356 %2009: 14.027 %2010: 14.033 %2011: 12.017 %2012: 12.104 %2013: 12.146 %2014: 11.03 %2015: 12.55 %2016: 12.587 %2017: 13.481 %2018: 11.962 %2019: 10.26 %2020: 11.8 %2021: 16.588 %2022: 11.634 %2023: 10.057 %1015202519781994201020231978: 13.526 %1979: 14.741 %1980: 16.311 %1981: 14.524 %1982: 18.271 %1983: 24.168 %1984: 16.285 %1985: 18.2 %1986: 19.725 %1987: 22.895 %1988: 17.513 %1989: 15.943 %1990: 14.055 %1991: 16.067 %1992: 16.54 %1993: 15.302 %1994: 13.764 %1995: 14.751 %1996: 13.72 %1997: 15.756 %1998: 14.25 %1999: 15.172 %2000: 15.045 %2001: 15.616 %2002: 18.039 %2003: 14.4 %2004: 13.602 %2005: 15.399 %2006: 18.65 %2007: 14.666 %2008: 14.356 %2009: 14.027 %2010: 14.033 %2011: 12.017 %2012: 12.104 %2013: 12.146 %2014: 11.03 %2015: 12.55 %2016: 12.587 %2017: 13.481 %2018: 11.962 %2019: 10.26 %2020: 11.8 %2021: 16.588 %2022: 11.634 %2023: 10.057 %
%. 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%
202310.057
202211.634
202116.588
202011.8
201910.26
201811.962
201713.481
201612.587
201512.55
201411.03
201312.146
201212.104
201112.017
201014.033
200914.027
200814.356
200714.666
200618.65
200515.399
200413.602
200314.4
200218.039
200115.616
200015.045
199915.172
199814.25
199715.756
199613.72
199514.751
199413.764
199315.302
199216.54
199116.067
199014.055
198915.943
198817.513
198722.895
198619.725
198518.2
198416.285
198324.168
198218.271
198114.524
198016.311
197914.741
197813.526

Compared with United States

Place2023
Louisiana10.057
United States11.059

Louisiana compared with nearby places

Alabama: 9.987 %Alaska: 10.78 %Arizona: 12.448 %Arkansas: 9.716 %California: 12.053 %Colorado: 12.353 %Connecticut: 12.002 %Delaware: 10.97 %District of Columbia: 9.515 %Florida: 11.144 %Georgia: 11.659 %Hawaii: 9.388 %Idaho: 11.43 %Illinois: 10.704 %Indiana: 11.006 %Iowa: 10.038 %Kansas: 11.132 %Kentucky: 10.32 %Louisiana: 10.057 %Maine: 9.794 %Maryland: 11.617 %Massachusetts: 9.85 %Michigan: 10.821 %Minnesota: 10.079 %Mississippi: 10.768 %Missouri: 10.487 %Montana: 11.043 %Nebraska: 9.759 %Nevada: 11.736 %New Hampshire: 9.391 %New Jersey: 11.204 %New Mexico: 11.003 %New York: 10.641 %North Carolina: 10.416 %North Dakota: 10.819 %Ohio: 10.696 %Oklahoma: 10.791 %Oregon: 11.737 %Pennsylvania: 10.013 %Rhode Island: 10.508 %South Carolina: 10.969 %South Dakota: 10.008 %Tennessee: 11.187 %Texas: 11.425 %Utah: 11.268 %Vermont: 9.874 %Virginia: 11.011 %Washington: 12.338 %West Virginia: 10.565 %Wisconsin: 10.703 %Wyoming: 12.01 %
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Job destruction rate, 2023, %. Louisiana is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Job destruction rate, Louisiana, 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/louisiana. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, Louisiana, 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/louisiana.

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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, Louisiana, 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/louisiana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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, Louisiana, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the job destruction rate in Louisiana?

Job destruction rate in Louisiana was 10.057% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.58 pts from 2022. That is the 39th 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 Louisiana?

24.168% in 1983, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Job destruction rate elsewhere in United States

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