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Job destruction rate in Maine

Job destruction rate in Maine was 9.794% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.82 pts from 2022. That is the 46th highest of 51 states in 2023.

20239.794%
Change on 2022-0.82 pts
Rank46th of 51US states ranked
Series high17.8051991
Series low9.2322016

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Job destruction rate in Maine, 1978 to 2023

8101214161819781985199219992006201320231978: 11.369 %1979: 12.029 %1980: 13.654 %1981: 13.66 %1982: 15.518 %1983: 14.209 %1984: 10.702 %1985: 15.495 %1986: 13.431 %1987: 13.753 %1988: 13.266 %1989: 13.985 %1990: 17.091 %1991: 17.805 %1992: 15.266 %1993: 12.605 %1994: 12.585 %1995: 11.27 %1996: 12.713 %1997: 12.676 %1998: 11.502 %1999: 12.415 %2000: 11.186 %2001: 13.4 %2002: 16.94 %2003: 13.528 %2004: 11.084 %2005: 11.959 %2006: 11.688 %2007: 14.319 %2008: 12.159 %2009: 14.179 %2010: 12.262 %2011: 11.32 %2012: 10.628 %2013: 11.293 %2014: 10.22 %2015: 9.983 %2016: 9.232 %2017: 10.921 %2018: 10.427 %2019: 9.658 %2020: 10.198 %2021: 14.665 %2022: 10.617 %2023: 9.794 %7.51012.51517.52019781994201020231978: 11.369 %1979: 12.029 %1980: 13.654 %1981: 13.66 %1982: 15.518 %1983: 14.209 %1984: 10.702 %1985: 15.495 %1986: 13.431 %1987: 13.753 %1988: 13.266 %1989: 13.985 %1990: 17.091 %1991: 17.805 %1992: 15.266 %1993: 12.605 %1994: 12.585 %1995: 11.27 %1996: 12.713 %1997: 12.676 %1998: 11.502 %1999: 12.415 %2000: 11.186 %2001: 13.4 %2002: 16.94 %2003: 13.528 %2004: 11.084 %2005: 11.959 %2006: 11.688 %2007: 14.319 %2008: 12.159 %2009: 14.179 %2010: 12.262 %2011: 11.32 %2012: 10.628 %2013: 11.293 %2014: 10.22 %2015: 9.983 %2016: 9.232 %2017: 10.921 %2018: 10.427 %2019: 9.658 %2020: 10.198 %2021: 14.665 %2022: 10.617 %2023: 9.794 %
%. 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%
20239.794
202210.617
202114.665
202010.198
20199.658
201810.427
201710.921
20169.232
20159.983
201410.22
201311.293
201210.628
201111.32
201012.262
200914.179
200812.159
200714.319
200611.688
200511.959
200411.084
200313.528
200216.94
200113.4
200011.186
199912.415
199811.502
199712.676
199612.713
199511.27
199412.585
199312.605
199215.266
199117.805
199017.091
198913.985
198813.266
198713.753
198613.431
198515.495
198410.702
198314.209
198215.518
198113.66
198013.654
197912.029
197811.369

Compared with United States

Place2023
Maine9.794
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, Maine, 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, Maine, 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/maine. 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, Maine, 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/maine.

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

Job destruction rate in Maine was 9.794% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.82 pts from 2022. That is the 46th 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 Maine?

17.805% in 1991, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Job destruction rate elsewhere in United States

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