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Job destruction rate in Palo Alto County

Job destruction rate in Palo Alto County was 7.038% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.76 pts from 2022. That is the 87th highest of 99 counties in 2023.

20237.038%
Change on 2022-2.76 pts
Rank87th of 99Counties in Iowa ranked
Series high27.8892011
Series low5.7462015

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Job destruction rate in Palo Alto County, 2010 to 2023

5101520253020102012201420162018202020232010: 13.655 %2011: 27.889 %2012: 9.893 %2013: 6.962 %2014: 6.492 %2015: 5.746 %2016: 10.693 %2017: 10.893 %2018: 7.525 %2019: 9.128 %2020: 14.088 %2021: 13.696 %2022: 9.796 %2023: 7.038 %01020302010201520232010: 13.655 %2011: 27.889 %2012: 9.893 %2013: 6.962 %2014: 6.492 %2015: 5.746 %2016: 10.693 %2017: 10.893 %2018: 7.525 %2019: 9.128 %2020: 14.088 %2021: 13.696 %2022: 9.796 %2023: 7.038 %
%. 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%
20237.038
20229.796
202113.696
202014.088
20199.128
20187.525
201710.893
201610.693
20155.746
20146.492
20136.962
20129.893
201127.889
201013.655

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place2023
Palo Alto County7.038
Iowa10.038
United States11.059

Palo Alto County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 12.937 %Adams County: 7.38 %Allamakee County: 6.975 %Appanoose County: 17.345 %Audubon County: 7.254 %Benton County: 13.185 %Black Hawk County: 8.403 %Boone County: 10.431 %Bremer County: 13.029 %Buchanan County: 12.064 %Buena Vista County: 5.69 %Butler County: 11.072 %Calhoun County: 9.28 %Carroll County: 9.817 %Cass County: 8.882 %Cedar County: 9.767 %Cerro Gordo County: 10.334 %Cherokee County: 9.906 %Chickasaw County: 8.103 %Clarke County: 7.046 %Clay County: 9.681 %Clayton County: 11.665 %Clinton County: 13.098 %Crawford County: 11.972 %Dallas County: 10.162 %Davis County: 13.49 %Decatur County: 4.849 %Delaware County: 9.666 %Des Moines County: 13.301 %Dickinson County: 10.357 %Dubuque County: 8.711 %Emmet County: 9.335 %Fayette County: 7.674 %Floyd County: 6.285 %Franklin County: 10.503 %Fremont County: 13.236 %Greene County: 15.42 %Grundy County: 16.208 %Guthrie County: 14.278 %Hamilton County: 7.88 %Hancock County: 11.829 %Hardin County: 9.738 %Harrison County: 13.387 %Henry County: 15.787 %Howard County: 5.151 %Humboldt County: 13.291 %Ida County: 7.604 %Iowa County: 9.113 %Jackson County: 11.99 %Jasper County: 15.301 %Jefferson County: 11.048 %Johnson County: 16.246 %Jones County: 14.483 %Keokuk County: 8.898 %Kossuth County: 9.619 %Lee County: 9.275 %Linn County: 10.422 %Louisa County: 5.911 %Lucas County: 2.976 %Lyon County: 22.875 %Madison County: 14.321 %Mahaska County: 9.848 %Marion County: 8.683 %Marshall County: 7.389 %Mills County: 13.222 %Mitchell County: 14.511 %Monona County: 15.112 %Monroe County: 7.199 %Montgomery County: 9.388 %Muscatine County: 11.085 %O'Brien County: 7.78 %Osceola County: 14.235 %Page County: 10.952 %Palo Alto County: 7.038 %Plymouth County: 9.775 %Pocahontas County: 15.759 %Polk County: 9.289 %Pottawattamie County: 10.799 %Poweshiek County: 8.836 %Ringgold County: 7.956 %Sac County: 7.872 %Scott County: 12.72 %Shelby County: 5.918 %Sioux County: 7.435 %Story County: 8.788 %Tama County: 11.594 %Taylor County: 9.026 %Union County: 6.258 %Van Buren County: 11.143 %Wapello County: 10.171 %Warren County: 10.804 %Washington County: 9.033 %Wayne County: 4.77 %Webster County: 10.194 %Winnebago County: 5.416 %Winneshiek County: 6.291 %Woodbury County: 10.278 %Worth County: 10.147 %Wright County: 10.945 %
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Job destruction rate, 2023, %. Palo Alto 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, Palo Alto 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, Palo Alto 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/palo-alto-county-iowa. 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, Palo Alto 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/palo-alto-county-iowa.

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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, Palo Alto 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/palo-alto-county-iowa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the job destruction rate in Palo Alto County?

Job destruction rate in Palo Alto County was 7.038% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.76 pts from 2022. That is the 87th highest of 99 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 Palo Alto County?

27.889% in 2011, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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