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Job destruction rate in Utah

Job destruction rate in Utah was 11.268% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.61 pts from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202311.268%
Change on 2022-0.61 pts
Rank13th of 51US states ranked
Series high20.3691981
Series low10.0192019

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Job destruction rate in Utah, 1978 to 2023

1012.51517.52022.519781985199219992006201320231978: 14.884 %1979: 15.996 %1980: 16.423 %1981: 20.369 %1982: 17.828 %1983: 20.112 %1984: 14.14 %1985: 15.161 %1986: 18.261 %1987: 18.245 %1988: 18.4 %1989: 16.28 %1990: 14.046 %1991: 15.957 %1992: 14.859 %1993: 12.81 %1994: 12.698 %1995: 12.858 %1996: 13.365 %1997: 15.325 %1998: 16.595 %1999: 15.195 %2000: 14.381 %2001: 18.148 %2002: 18.958 %2003: 17.388 %2004: 16.503 %2005: 13.948 %2006: 12.094 %2007: 13.688 %2008: 15.61 %2009: 18.197 %2010: 16.351 %2011: 12.56 %2012: 11.362 %2013: 12.056 %2014: 11.107 %2015: 11.008 %2016: 10.511 %2017: 11.21 %2018: 10.252 %2019: 10.019 %2020: 11.384 %2021: 12.227 %2022: 11.877 %2023: 11.268 %1015202519781994201020231978: 14.884 %1979: 15.996 %1980: 16.423 %1981: 20.369 %1982: 17.828 %1983: 20.112 %1984: 14.14 %1985: 15.161 %1986: 18.261 %1987: 18.245 %1988: 18.4 %1989: 16.28 %1990: 14.046 %1991: 15.957 %1992: 14.859 %1993: 12.81 %1994: 12.698 %1995: 12.858 %1996: 13.365 %1997: 15.325 %1998: 16.595 %1999: 15.195 %2000: 14.381 %2001: 18.148 %2002: 18.958 %2003: 17.388 %2004: 16.503 %2005: 13.948 %2006: 12.094 %2007: 13.688 %2008: 15.61 %2009: 18.197 %2010: 16.351 %2011: 12.56 %2012: 11.362 %2013: 12.056 %2014: 11.107 %2015: 11.008 %2016: 10.511 %2017: 11.21 %2018: 10.252 %2019: 10.019 %2020: 11.384 %2021: 12.227 %2022: 11.877 %2023: 11.268 %
%. 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%
202311.268
202211.877
202112.227
202011.384
201910.019
201810.252
201711.21
201610.511
201511.008
201411.107
201312.056
201211.362
201112.56
201016.351
200918.197
200815.61
200713.688
200612.094
200513.948
200416.503
200317.388
200218.958
200118.148
200014.381
199915.195
199816.595
199715.325
199613.365
199512.858
199412.698
199312.81
199214.859
199115.957
199014.046
198916.28
198818.4
198718.245
198618.261
198515.161
198414.14
198320.112
198217.828
198120.369
198016.423
197915.996
197814.884

Compared with United States

Place2023
Utah11.268
United States11.059

Utah 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, %. Utah 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, Utah, 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, Utah, 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/utah. 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, Utah, 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/utah.

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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, Utah, 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/utah (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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, Utah, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the job destruction rate in Utah?

Job destruction rate in Utah was 11.268% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.61 pts from 2022. That is the 13th 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 Utah?

20.369% in 1981, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Job destruction rate elsewhere in United States

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