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Job destruction rate in South Carolina

Job destruction rate in South Carolina was 10.969% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.68 pts from 2022. That is the 23rd highest of 51 states in 2023.

202310.969%
Change on 2022-0.68 pts
Rank23rd of 51US states ranked
Series high18.662002
Series low9.9022015

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Job destruction rate in South Carolina, 1978 to 2023

810121416182019781985199219992006201320231978: 11.133 %1979: 11.695 %1980: 12.82 %1981: 13.984 %1982: 16.124 %1983: 16.489 %1984: 11.698 %1985: 13.705 %1986: 14.493 %1987: 15.279 %1988: 14.458 %1989: 13.402 %1990: 13.137 %1991: 17.291 %1992: 14.306 %1993: 12.918 %1994: 12.546 %1995: 12.094 %1996: 13.496 %1997: 14.598 %1998: 13.052 %1999: 13.892 %2000: 13.708 %2001: 15.757 %2002: 18.66 %2003: 15.1 %2004: 13.478 %2005: 13.226 %2006: 12.787 %2007: 14.788 %2008: 13.902 %2009: 17.943 %2010: 14.657 %2011: 11.722 %2012: 11.24 %2013: 10.75 %2014: 10.039 %2015: 9.902 %2016: 10.134 %2017: 11.259 %2018: 11.288 %2019: 10.738 %2020: 11.32 %2021: 14.472 %2022: 11.646 %2023: 10.969 %7.51012.51517.52019781994201020231978: 11.133 %1979: 11.695 %1980: 12.82 %1981: 13.984 %1982: 16.124 %1983: 16.489 %1984: 11.698 %1985: 13.705 %1986: 14.493 %1987: 15.279 %1988: 14.458 %1989: 13.402 %1990: 13.137 %1991: 17.291 %1992: 14.306 %1993: 12.918 %1994: 12.546 %1995: 12.094 %1996: 13.496 %1997: 14.598 %1998: 13.052 %1999: 13.892 %2000: 13.708 %2001: 15.757 %2002: 18.66 %2003: 15.1 %2004: 13.478 %2005: 13.226 %2006: 12.787 %2007: 14.788 %2008: 13.902 %2009: 17.943 %2010: 14.657 %2011: 11.722 %2012: 11.24 %2013: 10.75 %2014: 10.039 %2015: 9.902 %2016: 10.134 %2017: 11.259 %2018: 11.288 %2019: 10.738 %2020: 11.32 %2021: 14.472 %2022: 11.646 %2023: 10.969 %
%. 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%
202310.969
202211.646
202114.472
202011.32
201910.738
201811.288
201711.259
201610.134
20159.902
201410.039
201310.75
201211.24
201111.722
201014.657
200917.943
200813.902
200714.788
200612.787
200513.226
200413.478
200315.1
200218.66
200115.757
200013.708
199913.892
199813.052
199714.598
199613.496
199512.094
199412.546
199312.918
199214.306
199117.291
199013.137
198913.402
198814.458
198715.279
198614.493
198513.705
198411.698
198316.489
198216.124
198113.984
198012.82
197911.695
197811.133

Compared with United States

Place2023
South Carolina10.969
United States11.059

South Carolina 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, %. South Carolina 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, South Carolina, 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, South Carolina, 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/south-carolina. 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, South Carolina, 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/south-carolina.

Harvard

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, South Carolina, 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/south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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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, South Carolina, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/job-destruction-rate/south-carolina. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the job destruction rate in South Carolina?

Job destruction rate in South Carolina was 10.969% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.68 pts from 2022. That is the 23rd 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 South Carolina?

18.66% in 2002, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Job destruction rate elsewhere in United States

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