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Job destruction rate in North Dakota

Job destruction rate in North Dakota was 10.819% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.07 pts from 2022. That is the 25th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202310.819%
Change on 2022+0.07 pts
Rank25th of 51US states ranked
Series high17.4971983
Series low8.7212019

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Job destruction rate in North Dakota, 1978 to 2023

8101214161819781985199219992006201320231978: 12.491 %1979: 13.358 %1980: 15.551 %1981: 15.454 %1982: 15.628 %1983: 17.497 %1984: 13.901 %1985: 15.25 %1986: 15.571 %1987: 16.432 %1988: 13.347 %1989: 13.204 %1990: 11.196 %1991: 13.533 %1992: 11.867 %1993: 11.303 %1994: 11.172 %1995: 11.29 %1996: 12.517 %1997: 12.907 %1998: 11.918 %1999: 13.077 %2000: 11.204 %2001: 11.947 %2002: 15.718 %2003: 11.37 %2004: 10.291 %2005: 11.2 %2006: 10.803 %2007: 12.235 %2008: 11.123 %2009: 12.634 %2010: 10.875 %2011: 10.321 %2012: 10.006 %2013: 12.298 %2014: 10.827 %2015: 11.335 %2016: 14.798 %2017: 13.763 %2018: 11.381 %2019: 8.721 %2020: 10.424 %2021: 14.72 %2022: 10.75 %2023: 10.819 %7.51012.51517.519781994201020231978: 12.491 %1979: 13.358 %1980: 15.551 %1981: 15.454 %1982: 15.628 %1983: 17.497 %1984: 13.901 %1985: 15.25 %1986: 15.571 %1987: 16.432 %1988: 13.347 %1989: 13.204 %1990: 11.196 %1991: 13.533 %1992: 11.867 %1993: 11.303 %1994: 11.172 %1995: 11.29 %1996: 12.517 %1997: 12.907 %1998: 11.918 %1999: 13.077 %2000: 11.204 %2001: 11.947 %2002: 15.718 %2003: 11.37 %2004: 10.291 %2005: 11.2 %2006: 10.803 %2007: 12.235 %2008: 11.123 %2009: 12.634 %2010: 10.875 %2011: 10.321 %2012: 10.006 %2013: 12.298 %2014: 10.827 %2015: 11.335 %2016: 14.798 %2017: 13.763 %2018: 11.381 %2019: 8.721 %2020: 10.424 %2021: 14.72 %2022: 10.75 %2023: 10.819 %
%. 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%
202310.819
202210.75
202114.72
202010.424
20198.721
201811.381
201713.763
201614.798
201511.335
201410.827
201312.298
201210.006
201110.321
201010.875
200912.634
200811.123
200712.235
200610.803
200511.2
200410.291
200311.37
200215.718
200111.947
200011.204
199913.077
199811.918
199712.907
199612.517
199511.29
199411.172
199311.303
199211.867
199113.533
199011.196
198913.204
198813.347
198716.432
198615.571
198515.25
198413.901
198317.497
198215.628
198115.454
198015.551
197913.358
197812.491

Compared with United States

Place2023
North Dakota10.819
United States11.059

North Dakota 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, %. North Dakota 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, North Dakota, 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, North Dakota, 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/north-dakota. 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, North Dakota, 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/north-dakota.

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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, North Dakota, 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/north-dakota (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, North Dakota, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the job destruction rate in North Dakota?

Job destruction rate in North Dakota was 10.819% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.07 pts from 2022. That is the 25th 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 North Dakota?

17.497% in 1983, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Job destruction rate elsewhere in United States

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