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Job destruction rate in Van Buren County

Job destruction rate in Van Buren County was 8.17% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.24 pts from 2022. That is the 56th highest of 75 counties in 2023.

20238.17%
Change on 2022-1.24 pts
Rank56th of 75Counties in Arkansas ranked
Series high27.2252011
Series low8.172023
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Job destruction rate in Van Buren County, 2010 to 2023

5101520253020102012201420162018202020232010: 9.766 %2011: 27.225 %2012: 12.56 %2013: 15.579 %2014: 9.787 %2015: 8.758 %2016: 15.807 %2017: 18.761 %2018: 10.193 %2019: 11.201 %2020: 21.293 %2021: 8.454 %2022: 9.415 %2023: 8.17 %
%. 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%
20238.17
20229.415
20218.454
202021.293
201911.201
201810.193
201718.761
201615.807
20158.758
20149.787
201315.579
201212.56
201127.225
20109.766

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place2023
Van Buren County8.17
Arkansas9.716
United States11.059

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

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, Van Buren 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

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Job destruction rate, Van Buren 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/van-buren-county-arkansas. 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, Van Buren 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/van-buren-county-arkansas.

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, Van Buren 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/van-buren-county-arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the job destruction rate in Van Buren County?

Job destruction rate in Van Buren County was 8.17% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.24 pts from 2022. That is the 56th highest of 75 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 Van Buren County?

27.225% in 2011, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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