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Job destruction rate in Pennsylvania

Job destruction rate in Pennsylvania was 10.013% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.41 pts from 2022. That is the 41st highest of 51 states in 2023.

202310.013%
Change on 2022+0.41 pts
Rank41st of 51US states ranked
Series high16.7732002
Series low9.2092019

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Job destruction rate in Pennsylvania, 1978 to 2023

8101214161819781985199219992006201320231978: 13.935 %1979: 11.632 %1980: 12.991 %1981: 13.589 %1982: 14.55 %1983: 16.431 %1984: 12.578 %1985: 13.488 %1986: 13.655 %1987: 14.608 %1988: 14.447 %1989: 13.187 %1990: 12.424 %1991: 15.363 %1992: 14.99 %1993: 13.107 %1994: 13.198 %1995: 11.56 %1996: 12.556 %1997: 13.66 %1998: 12.321 %1999: 13.026 %2000: 12.424 %2001: 13.784 %2002: 16.773 %2003: 14.361 %2004: 12.257 %2005: 12.529 %2006: 11.289 %2007: 13.323 %2008: 12.324 %2009: 13.948 %2010: 12.251 %2011: 10.372 %2012: 10.624 %2013: 11.212 %2014: 9.816 %2015: 10.49 %2016: 10.284 %2017: 10.839 %2018: 10.264 %2019: 9.209 %2020: 10.338 %2021: 15.69 %2022: 9.598 %2023: 10.013 %8101214161819781994201020231978: 13.935 %1979: 11.632 %1980: 12.991 %1981: 13.589 %1982: 14.55 %1983: 16.431 %1984: 12.578 %1985: 13.488 %1986: 13.655 %1987: 14.608 %1988: 14.447 %1989: 13.187 %1990: 12.424 %1991: 15.363 %1992: 14.99 %1993: 13.107 %1994: 13.198 %1995: 11.56 %1996: 12.556 %1997: 13.66 %1998: 12.321 %1999: 13.026 %2000: 12.424 %2001: 13.784 %2002: 16.773 %2003: 14.361 %2004: 12.257 %2005: 12.529 %2006: 11.289 %2007: 13.323 %2008: 12.324 %2009: 13.948 %2010: 12.251 %2011: 10.372 %2012: 10.624 %2013: 11.212 %2014: 9.816 %2015: 10.49 %2016: 10.284 %2017: 10.839 %2018: 10.264 %2019: 9.209 %2020: 10.338 %2021: 15.69 %2022: 9.598 %2023: 10.013 %
%. 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%
202310.013
20229.598
202115.69
202010.338
20199.209
201810.264
201710.839
201610.284
201510.49
20149.816
201311.212
201210.624
201110.372
201012.251
200913.948
200812.324
200713.323
200611.289
200512.529
200412.257
200314.361
200216.773
200113.784
200012.424
199913.026
199812.321
199713.66
199612.556
199511.56
199413.198
199313.107
199214.99
199115.363
199012.424
198913.187
198814.447
198714.608
198613.655
198513.488
198412.578
198316.431
198214.55
198113.589
198012.991
197911.632
197813.935

Compared with United States

Place2023
Pennsylvania10.013
United States11.059

Pennsylvania 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, %. Pennsylvania 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, Pennsylvania, 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, Pennsylvania, 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/pennsylvania. 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, Pennsylvania, 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/pennsylvania.

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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, Pennsylvania, 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/pennsylvania (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, Pennsylvania, 1978 to 2023}},
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What is the job destruction rate in Pennsylvania?

Job destruction rate in Pennsylvania was 10.013% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.41 pts from 2022. That is the 41st 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 Pennsylvania?

16.773% in 2002, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Job destruction rate elsewhere in United States

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