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Job destruction rate in South Dakota

Job destruction rate in South Dakota was 10.008% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6 pts from 2022. That is the 42nd highest of 51 states in 2023.

202310.008%
Change on 2022-0.6 pts
Rank42nd of 51US states ranked
Series high18.2492002
Series low8.672016

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Job destruction rate in South Dakota, 1978 to 2023

810121416182019781985199219992006201320231978: 11.547 %1979: 13.572 %1980: 16.198 %1981: 16.029 %1982: 17.155 %1983: 15.775 %1984: 12.221 %1985: 13.473 %1986: 15.877 %1987: 14.483 %1988: 13.829 %1989: 12.157 %1990: 12.2 %1991: 12.815 %1992: 12.294 %1993: 12.377 %1994: 11.304 %1995: 10.043 %1996: 12.112 %1997: 13.553 %1998: 10.751 %1999: 12.111 %2000: 12.524 %2001: 12.872 %2002: 18.249 %2003: 13.129 %2004: 11.57 %2005: 11.243 %2006: 10.168 %2007: 12.722 %2008: 11.703 %2009: 13.158 %2010: 11.74 %2011: 11.489 %2012: 10.162 %2013: 10.443 %2014: 9.099 %2015: 8.9 %2016: 8.67 %2017: 11.098 %2018: 10.443 %2019: 9.361 %2020: 9.853 %2021: 11.045 %2022: 10.608 %2023: 10.008 %7.51012.51517.52019781994201020231978: 11.547 %1979: 13.572 %1980: 16.198 %1981: 16.029 %1982: 17.155 %1983: 15.775 %1984: 12.221 %1985: 13.473 %1986: 15.877 %1987: 14.483 %1988: 13.829 %1989: 12.157 %1990: 12.2 %1991: 12.815 %1992: 12.294 %1993: 12.377 %1994: 11.304 %1995: 10.043 %1996: 12.112 %1997: 13.553 %1998: 10.751 %1999: 12.111 %2000: 12.524 %2001: 12.872 %2002: 18.249 %2003: 13.129 %2004: 11.57 %2005: 11.243 %2006: 10.168 %2007: 12.722 %2008: 11.703 %2009: 13.158 %2010: 11.74 %2011: 11.489 %2012: 10.162 %2013: 10.443 %2014: 9.099 %2015: 8.9 %2016: 8.67 %2017: 11.098 %2018: 10.443 %2019: 9.361 %2020: 9.853 %2021: 11.045 %2022: 10.608 %2023: 10.008 %
%. 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%
202310.008
202210.608
202111.045
20209.853
20199.361
201810.443
201711.098
20168.67
20158.9
20149.099
201310.443
201210.162
201111.489
201011.74
200913.158
200811.703
200712.722
200610.168
200511.243
200411.57
200313.129
200218.249
200112.872
200012.524
199912.111
199810.751
199713.553
199612.112
199510.043
199411.304
199312.377
199212.294
199112.815
199012.2
198912.157
198813.829
198714.483
198615.877
198513.473
198412.221
198315.775
198217.155
198116.029
198016.198
197913.572
197811.547

Compared with United States

Place2023
South Dakota10.008
United States11.059

South 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, %. South 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, South 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, South 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/south-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, South 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/south-dakota.

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

Job destruction rate in South Dakota was 10.008% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6 pts from 2022. That is the 42nd 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 Dakota?

18.249% in 2002, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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