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Job destruction rate in Union County

Job destruction rate in Union County was 14.319% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.59 pts from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 95 counties in 2023.

202314.319%
Change on 2022+5.59 pts
Rank11th of 95Counties in Tennessee ranked
Series high18.6182014
Series low6.552016

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Job destruction rate in Union County, 2010 to 2023

57.51012.51517.52020102012201420162018202020232010: 15.618 %2011: 15.885 %2012: 13.266 %2013: 11.761 %2014: 18.618 %2015: 9.733 %2016: 6.55 %2017: 9.856 %2018: 7.757 %2019: 11.894 %2020: 8.954 %2021: 9.158 %2022: 8.727 %2023: 14.319 %51015202010201520232010: 15.618 %2011: 15.885 %2012: 13.266 %2013: 11.761 %2014: 18.618 %2015: 9.733 %2016: 6.55 %2017: 9.856 %2018: 7.757 %2019: 11.894 %2020: 8.954 %2021: 9.158 %2022: 8.727 %2023: 14.319 %
%. 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%
202314.319
20228.727
20219.158
20208.954
201911.894
20187.757
20179.856
20166.55
20159.733
201418.618
201311.761
201213.266
201115.885
201015.618

Compared with Tennessee and United States

Place2023
Union County14.319
Tennessee11.187
United States11.059

Union County compared with nearby places

Anderson County: 8.444 %Bedford County: 7.377 %Benton County: 12.414 %Bledsoe County: 10.973 %Blount County: 6.977 %Bradley County: 11.764 %Campbell County: 8.983 %Cannon County: 11.57 %Carroll County: 10.933 %Carter County: 12.284 %Cheatham County: 10.539 %Chester County: 6.889 %Claiborne County: 26.667 %Clay County: 32.383 %Cocke County: 10.134 %Coffee County: 7.837 %Crockett County: 10.45 %Cumberland County: 8.337 %Davidson County: 11.117 %Decatur County: 6.396 %DeKalb County: 10.669 %Dickson County: 8.436 %Dyer County: 12.079 %Fayette County: 8.263 %Fentress County: 9.584 %Franklin County: 9.39 %Gibson County: 12.082 %Giles County: 8.73 %Grainger County: 19.002 %Greene County: 13.026 %Grundy County: 13.928 %Hamblen County: 6.435 %Hamilton County: 10.278 %Hancock County: 9.281 %Hardeman County: 20.779 %Hardin County: 8.902 %Hawkins County: 8.905 %Haywood County: 13.692 %Henderson County: 14.652 %Henry County: 7.925 %Hickman County: 10.136 %Houston County: 14.641 %Humphreys County: 12.446 %Jackson County: 13.537 %Jefferson County: 12.868 %Johnson County: 8.764 %Knox County: 9.419 %Lake County: 10.951 %Lauderdale County: 13.04 %Lawrence County: 10.09 %Lewis County: 15.991 %Lincoln County: 9.449 %Loudon County: 11.366 %McMinn County: 7.922 %McNairy County: 9.788 %Macon County: 12.628 %Madison County: 10.29 %Marion County: 8.164 %Marshall County: 12.381 %Maury County: 11.611 %Meigs County: 14.897 %Monroe County: 9.54 %Montgomery County: 9.135 %Moore County: 3.917 %Morgan County: 10.066 %Obion County: 9.856 %Overton County: 14.639 %Perry County: 6.702 %Pickett County: 14.984 %Polk County: 14.029 %Putnam County: 9.754 %Rhea County: 7.046 %Roane County: 10.86 %Robertson County: 9.856 %Rutherford County: 11.688 %Scott County: 7.867 %Sequatchie County: 10.519 %Sevier County: 12.217 %Shelby County: 12.362 %Smith County: 9.896 %Stewart County: 7.925 %Sullivan County: 10.279 %Sumner County: 12.147 %Tipton County: 9.89 %Trousdale County: 13.381 %Unicoi County: 6.745 %Union County: 14.319 %Van Buren County: 10.663 %Warren County: 10.59 %Washington County: 10.704 %Wayne County: 10.658 %Weakley County: 9.943 %White County: 7.847 %Williamson County: 12.683 %Wilson County: 13.651 %
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Job destruction rate, 2023, %. Union 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, Union 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, Union 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/union-county-tennessee. 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, Union 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/union-county-tennessee.

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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, Union 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/union-county-tennessee (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the job destruction rate in Union County?

Job destruction rate in Union County was 14.319% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.59 pts from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 95 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 Union County?

18.618% in 2014, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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