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Job destruction rate in Mississippi

Job destruction rate in Mississippi was 10.768% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.41 pts from 2022. That is the 28th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202310.768%
Change on 2022-1.41 pts
Rank28th of 51US states ranked
Series high18.0651983
Series low9.4212019

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Job destruction rate in Mississippi, 1978 to 2023

810121416182019781985199219992006201320231978: 13.147 %1979: 14.359 %1980: 16.484 %1981: 14.756 %1982: 16.426 %1983: 18.065 %1984: 11.817 %1985: 15.205 %1986: 15.095 %1987: 17.806 %1988: 14.744 %1989: 14.241 %1990: 13.178 %1991: 15.162 %1992: 13.881 %1993: 12.887 %1994: 12.542 %1995: 12.719 %1996: 14.422 %1997: 14.087 %1998: 12.264 %1999: 14.023 %2000: 12.906 %2001: 17.213 %2002: 16.855 %2003: 14.962 %2004: 12.978 %2005: 13.986 %2006: 13.878 %2007: 14.532 %2008: 13.456 %2009: 16.279 %2010: 13.127 %2011: 10.788 %2012: 10.722 %2013: 10.516 %2014: 9.819 %2015: 10.469 %2016: 10.138 %2017: 11.16 %2018: 10.785 %2019: 9.421 %2020: 10.877 %2021: 12.815 %2022: 12.18 %2023: 10.768 %7.51012.51517.52019781994201020231978: 13.147 %1979: 14.359 %1980: 16.484 %1981: 14.756 %1982: 16.426 %1983: 18.065 %1984: 11.817 %1985: 15.205 %1986: 15.095 %1987: 17.806 %1988: 14.744 %1989: 14.241 %1990: 13.178 %1991: 15.162 %1992: 13.881 %1993: 12.887 %1994: 12.542 %1995: 12.719 %1996: 14.422 %1997: 14.087 %1998: 12.264 %1999: 14.023 %2000: 12.906 %2001: 17.213 %2002: 16.855 %2003: 14.962 %2004: 12.978 %2005: 13.986 %2006: 13.878 %2007: 14.532 %2008: 13.456 %2009: 16.279 %2010: 13.127 %2011: 10.788 %2012: 10.722 %2013: 10.516 %2014: 9.819 %2015: 10.469 %2016: 10.138 %2017: 11.16 %2018: 10.785 %2019: 9.421 %2020: 10.877 %2021: 12.815 %2022: 12.18 %2023: 10.768 %
%. 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%
202310.768
202212.18
202112.815
202010.877
20199.421
201810.785
201711.16
201610.138
201510.469
20149.819
201310.516
201210.722
201110.788
201013.127
200916.279
200813.456
200714.532
200613.878
200513.986
200412.978
200314.962
200216.855
200117.213
200012.906
199914.023
199812.264
199714.087
199614.422
199512.719
199412.542
199312.887
199213.881
199115.162
199013.178
198914.241
198814.744
198717.806
198615.095
198515.205
198411.817
198318.065
198216.426
198114.756
198016.484
197914.359
197813.147

Compared with United States

Place2023
Mississippi10.768
United States11.059

Mississippi 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, %. Mississippi 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, Mississippi, 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, Mississippi, 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/mississippi. 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, Mississippi, 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/mississippi.

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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, Mississippi, 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/mississippi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Job destruction rate in Mississippi was 10.768% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.41 pts from 2022. That is the 28th 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 Mississippi?

18.065% in 1983, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Job destruction rate elsewhere in United States

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