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Job destruction rate in Massachusetts

Job destruction rate in Massachusetts was 9.85% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.04 pts from 2022. That is the 45th highest of 51 states in 2023.

20239.85%
Change on 2022-0.04 pts
Rank45th of 51US states ranked
Series high19.381991
Series low8.9442019

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Job destruction rate in Massachusetts, 1978 to 2023

7.51012.51517.52019781985199219992006201320231978: 11.725 %1979: 11.119 %1980: 12.714 %1981: 13.799 %1982: 14.268 %1983: 14.429 %1984: 10.948 %1985: 13.314 %1986: 14.393 %1987: 15.93 %1988: 15.144 %1989: 15.277 %1990: 16.77 %1991: 19.38 %1992: 15.243 %1993: 13.946 %1994: 13.606 %1995: 12.464 %1996: 12.839 %1997: 14.278 %1998: 12.986 %1999: 13.611 %2000: 12.896 %2001: 14.526 %2002: 18.671 %2003: 14.965 %2004: 12.682 %2005: 12.169 %2006: 12.198 %2007: 13.236 %2008: 12.799 %2009: 14.135 %2010: 12.16 %2011: 10.089 %2012: 9.82 %2013: 9.817 %2014: 10.411 %2015: 9.313 %2016: 9.635 %2017: 10.448 %2018: 10.562 %2019: 8.944 %2020: 10.346 %2021: 16.215 %2022: 9.887 %2023: 9.85 %510152019781994201020231978: 11.725 %1979: 11.119 %1980: 12.714 %1981: 13.799 %1982: 14.268 %1983: 14.429 %1984: 10.948 %1985: 13.314 %1986: 14.393 %1987: 15.93 %1988: 15.144 %1989: 15.277 %1990: 16.77 %1991: 19.38 %1992: 15.243 %1993: 13.946 %1994: 13.606 %1995: 12.464 %1996: 12.839 %1997: 14.278 %1998: 12.986 %1999: 13.611 %2000: 12.896 %2001: 14.526 %2002: 18.671 %2003: 14.965 %2004: 12.682 %2005: 12.169 %2006: 12.198 %2007: 13.236 %2008: 12.799 %2009: 14.135 %2010: 12.16 %2011: 10.089 %2012: 9.82 %2013: 9.817 %2014: 10.411 %2015: 9.313 %2016: 9.635 %2017: 10.448 %2018: 10.562 %2019: 8.944 %2020: 10.346 %2021: 16.215 %2022: 9.887 %2023: 9.85 %
%. 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%
20239.85
20229.887
202116.215
202010.346
20198.944
201810.562
201710.448
20169.635
20159.313
201410.411
20139.817
20129.82
201110.089
201012.16
200914.135
200812.799
200713.236
200612.198
200512.169
200412.682
200314.965
200218.671
200114.526
200012.896
199913.611
199812.986
199714.278
199612.839
199512.464
199413.606
199313.946
199215.243
199119.38
199016.77
198915.277
198815.144
198715.93
198614.393
198513.314
198410.948
198314.429
198214.268
198113.799
198012.714
197911.119
197811.725

Compared with United States

Place2023
Massachusetts9.85
United States11.059

Massachusetts 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, %. Massachusetts 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, Massachusetts, 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, Massachusetts, 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/massachusetts. 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, Massachusetts, 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/massachusetts.

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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, Massachusetts, 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/massachusetts (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, Massachusetts, 1978 to 2023}},
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What is the job destruction rate in Massachusetts?

Job destruction rate in Massachusetts was 9.85% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.04 pts from 2022. That is the 45th 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 Massachusetts?

19.38% in 1991, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Job destruction rate elsewhere in United States

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