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Job destruction rate in Oklahoma

Job destruction rate in Oklahoma was 10.791% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.03 pts from 2022. That is the 26th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202310.791%
Change on 2022-1.03 pts
Rank26th of 51US states ranked
Series high30.5431987
Series low10.7912023

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Job destruction rate in Oklahoma, 1978 to 2023

10152025303519781985199219992006201320231978: 14.929 %1979: 14.494 %1980: 16.296 %1981: 14.587 %1982: 16.541 %1983: 24.431 %1984: 17.572 %1985: 17.688 %1986: 19.173 %1987: 30.543 %1988: 18.015 %1989: 15.314 %1990: 14.8 %1991: 15.021 %1992: 15.836 %1993: 14.756 %1994: 13.327 %1995: 12.991 %1996: 13.438 %1997: 15.042 %1998: 13.374 %1999: 16.314 %2000: 13.865 %2001: 15.192 %2002: 18.625 %2003: 16.379 %2004: 13.966 %2005: 13.032 %2006: 12.038 %2007: 14.823 %2008: 13.448 %2009: 15.4 %2010: 14.771 %2011: 11.157 %2012: 11.743 %2013: 11.467 %2014: 10.803 %2015: 11.817 %2016: 12.835 %2017: 12.615 %2018: 11.77 %2019: 10.866 %2020: 12.121 %2021: 15.311 %2022: 11.819 %2023: 10.791 %10152025303519781994201020231978: 14.929 %1979: 14.494 %1980: 16.296 %1981: 14.587 %1982: 16.541 %1983: 24.431 %1984: 17.572 %1985: 17.688 %1986: 19.173 %1987: 30.543 %1988: 18.015 %1989: 15.314 %1990: 14.8 %1991: 15.021 %1992: 15.836 %1993: 14.756 %1994: 13.327 %1995: 12.991 %1996: 13.438 %1997: 15.042 %1998: 13.374 %1999: 16.314 %2000: 13.865 %2001: 15.192 %2002: 18.625 %2003: 16.379 %2004: 13.966 %2005: 13.032 %2006: 12.038 %2007: 14.823 %2008: 13.448 %2009: 15.4 %2010: 14.771 %2011: 11.157 %2012: 11.743 %2013: 11.467 %2014: 10.803 %2015: 11.817 %2016: 12.835 %2017: 12.615 %2018: 11.77 %2019: 10.866 %2020: 12.121 %2021: 15.311 %2022: 11.819 %2023: 10.791 %
%. 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%
202310.791
202211.819
202115.311
202012.121
201910.866
201811.77
201712.615
201612.835
201511.817
201410.803
201311.467
201211.743
201111.157
201014.771
200915.4
200813.448
200714.823
200612.038
200513.032
200413.966
200316.379
200218.625
200115.192
200013.865
199916.314
199813.374
199715.042
199613.438
199512.991
199413.327
199314.756
199215.836
199115.021
199014.8
198915.314
198818.015
198730.543
198619.173
198517.688
198417.572
198324.431
198216.541
198114.587
198016.296
197914.494
197814.929

Compared with United States

Place2023
Oklahoma10.791
United States11.059

Oklahoma 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, %. Oklahoma 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, Oklahoma, 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, Oklahoma, 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/oklahoma. 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, Oklahoma, 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/oklahoma.

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

Job destruction rate in Oklahoma was 10.791% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.03 pts from 2022. That is the 26th 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 Oklahoma?

30.543% in 1987, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Job destruction rate elsewhere in United States

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