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Job destruction rate in Mitchell County

Job destruction rate in Mitchell County was 6.261% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 11.38 pts from 2022. That is the 99th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

20236.261%
Change on 2022-11.38 pts
Rank99th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high21.4322010
Series low6.2612023

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Job destruction rate in Mitchell County, 2010 to 2023

51015202520102012201420162018202020232010: 21.432 %2011: 9.575 %2012: 8.903 %2013: 12.146 %2014: 7.512 %2015: 11.439 %2016: 12.276 %2017: 10.87 %2018: 16.966 %2019: 12.521 %2020: 11.335 %2021: 8.511 %2022: 17.639 %2023: 6.261 %5101520252010201520232010: 21.432 %2011: 9.575 %2012: 8.903 %2013: 12.146 %2014: 7.512 %2015: 11.439 %2016: 12.276 %2017: 10.87 %2018: 16.966 %2019: 12.521 %2020: 11.335 %2021: 8.511 %2022: 17.639 %2023: 6.261 %
%. 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 14 values
Period%
20236.261
202217.639
20218.511
202011.335
201912.521
201816.966
201710.87
201612.276
201511.439
20147.512
201312.146
20128.903
20119.575
201021.432

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Mitchell County6.261
North Carolina10.416
United States11.059

Mitchell County compared with nearby places

Alamance County: 9.557 %Alexander County: 8.174 %Alleghany County: 11.974 %Anson County: 15.086 %Ashe County: 7.763 %Avery County: 8.568 %Beaufort County: 11.194 %Bertie County: 8.297 %Bladen County: 8.075 %Brunswick County: 9.885 %Buncombe County: 12.215 %Burke County: 9.177 %Cabarrus County: 11.387 %Caldwell County: 7.819 %Camden County: 20.267 %Carteret County: 9.129 %Caswell County: 17.696 %Catawba County: 8.554 %Chatham County: 9.461 %Cherokee County: 7.986 %Chowan County: 9.25 %Clay County: 11.23 %Cleveland County: 13.727 %Columbus County: 14.629 %Craven County: 8.552 %Cumberland County: 10.271 %Currituck County: 14.014 %Dare County: 12.127 %Davidson County: 11.426 %Davie County: 10.78 %Duplin County: 9.199 %Durham County: 8.044 %Edgecombe County: 8.233 %Forsyth County: 8.081 %Franklin County: 12.44 %Gaston County: 10.07 %Gates County: 13.117 %Graham County: 15.795 %Granville County: 9.449 %Greene County: 16.414 %Guilford County: 11.794 %Halifax County: 11.675 %Harnett County: 9.571 %Haywood County: 7.4 %Henderson County: 10.912 %Hertford County: 14.405 %Hoke County: 8.213 %Hyde County: 19.001 %Iredell County: 9.416 %Jackson County: 8.559 %Johnston County: 11.83 %Jones County: 12.993 %Lee County: 9.348 %Lenoir County: 5.515 %Lincoln County: 9.988 %McDowell County: 8.702 %Macon County: 9.702 %Madison County: 15.022 %Martin County: 9.138 %Mecklenburg County: 10.192 %Mitchell County: 6.261 %Montgomery County: 11.935 %Moore County: 9.429 %Nash County: 11.951 %New Hanover County: 8.898 %Northampton County: 9.586 %Onslow County: 11.663 %Orange County: 8.255 %Pamlico County: 10.112 %Pasquotank County: 12.766 %Pender County: 10.485 %Perquimans County: 18.855 %Person County: 8.536 %Pitt County: 10.19 %Polk County: 10.155 %Randolph County: 16.378 %Richmond County: 9.175 %Robeson County: 9.019 %Rockingham County: 14.859 %Rowan County: 9.866 %Rutherford County: 13.582 %Sampson County: 9.592 %Scotland County: 11.94 %Stanly County: 11.669 %Stokes County: 13.658 %Surry County: 9.322 %Swain County: 18.012 %Transylvania County: 10.322 %Tyrrell County: 18.903 %Union County: 10.626 %Vance County: 8.506 %Wake County: 11.246 %Warren County: 11.461 %Washington County: 15.59 %Watauga County: 9.937 %Wayne County: 8.097 %Wilkes County: 9.255 %Wilson County: 16.199 %Yadkin County: 11.051 %Yancey County: 10.407 %
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Job destruction rate, 2023, %. Mitchell County 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_cty.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, Mitchell 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Job destruction rate, Mitchell 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/mitchell-county-north-carolina. 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, Mitchell 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/mitchell-county-north-carolina.

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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, Mitchell 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/mitchell-county-north-carolina (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, Mitchell County, 2010 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the job destruction rate in Mitchell County?

Job destruction rate in Mitchell County was 6.261% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 11.38 pts from 2022. That is the 99th highest of 100 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 Mitchell County?

21.432% in 2010, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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