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Job destruction rate in Montana

Job destruction rate in Montana was 11.043% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.53 pts from 2022. That is the 18th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202311.043%
Change on 2022-0.53 pts
Rank18th of 51US states ranked
Series high20.1321982
Series low10.3922019

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Job destruction rate in Montana, 1978 to 2023

1012141618202219781985199219992006201320231978: 15.093 %1979: 15.299 %1980: 19.543 %1981: 18.218 %1982: 20.132 %1983: 19.845 %1984: 15.869 %1985: 18.177 %1986: 18.469 %1987: 19.311 %1988: 18.829 %1989: 14.628 %1990: 12.85 %1991: 15.323 %1992: 13.787 %1993: 14.195 %1994: 13.898 %1995: 12.309 %1996: 13.803 %1997: 15.509 %1998: 15.061 %1999: 12.948 %2000: 12.898 %2001: 14.223 %2002: 17.643 %2003: 14.137 %2004: 12.298 %2005: 12.675 %2006: 13.396 %2007: 13.258 %2008: 13.199 %2009: 16.496 %2010: 13.666 %2011: 12.792 %2012: 11.363 %2013: 10.916 %2014: 10.981 %2015: 10.587 %2016: 10.771 %2017: 12.521 %2018: 13.938 %2019: 10.392 %2020: 11.071 %2021: 12.179 %2022: 11.57 %2023: 11.043 %1012.51517.52022.519781994201020231978: 15.093 %1979: 15.299 %1980: 19.543 %1981: 18.218 %1982: 20.132 %1983: 19.845 %1984: 15.869 %1985: 18.177 %1986: 18.469 %1987: 19.311 %1988: 18.829 %1989: 14.628 %1990: 12.85 %1991: 15.323 %1992: 13.787 %1993: 14.195 %1994: 13.898 %1995: 12.309 %1996: 13.803 %1997: 15.509 %1998: 15.061 %1999: 12.948 %2000: 12.898 %2001: 14.223 %2002: 17.643 %2003: 14.137 %2004: 12.298 %2005: 12.675 %2006: 13.396 %2007: 13.258 %2008: 13.199 %2009: 16.496 %2010: 13.666 %2011: 12.792 %2012: 11.363 %2013: 10.916 %2014: 10.981 %2015: 10.587 %2016: 10.771 %2017: 12.521 %2018: 13.938 %2019: 10.392 %2020: 11.071 %2021: 12.179 %2022: 11.57 %2023: 11.043 %
%. 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%
202311.043
202211.57
202112.179
202011.071
201910.392
201813.938
201712.521
201610.771
201510.587
201410.981
201310.916
201211.363
201112.792
201013.666
200916.496
200813.199
200713.258
200613.396
200512.675
200412.298
200314.137
200217.643
200114.223
200012.898
199912.948
199815.061
199715.509
199613.803
199512.309
199413.898
199314.195
199213.787
199115.323
199012.85
198914.628
198818.829
198719.311
198618.469
198518.177
198415.869
198319.845
198220.132
198118.218
198019.543
197915.299
197815.093

Compared with United States

Place2023
Montana11.043
United States11.059

Montana 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, %. Montana 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, Montana, 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, Montana, 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/montana. 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, Montana, 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/montana.

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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, Montana, 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/montana (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, Montana, 1978 to 2023}},
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What is the job destruction rate in Montana?

Job destruction rate in Montana was 11.043% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.53 pts from 2022. That is the 18th 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 Montana?

20.132% in 1982, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Job destruction rate elsewhere in United States

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