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Job destruction rate in Virginia

Job destruction rate in Virginia was 11.011% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.19 pts from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202311.011%
Change on 2022-0.19 pts
Rank19th of 51US states ranked
Series high18.5661991
Series low9.8432019

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Job destruction rate in Virginia, 1978 to 2023

810121416182019781985199219992006201320231978: 13.501 %1979: 12.557 %1980: 13.45 %1981: 13.657 %1982: 15.474 %1983: 15.126 %1984: 11.448 %1985: 12.955 %1986: 12.689 %1987: 14.749 %1988: 14.925 %1989: 14.306 %1990: 14.14 %1991: 18.566 %1992: 15.26 %1993: 13.79 %1994: 13.064 %1995: 12.576 %1996: 14.128 %1997: 14.172 %1998: 13.572 %1999: 13.62 %2000: 13.178 %2001: 15.464 %2002: 17.775 %2003: 14.794 %2004: 12.502 %2005: 13.713 %2006: 12.542 %2007: 15.557 %2008: 14.494 %2009: 16.031 %2010: 13.94 %2011: 12.211 %2012: 12.51 %2013: 12.357 %2014: 11.508 %2015: 11.054 %2016: 10.914 %2017: 11.437 %2018: 10.483 %2019: 9.843 %2020: 11.159 %2021: 15.53 %2022: 11.202 %2023: 11.011 %7.51012.51517.52019781994201020231978: 13.501 %1979: 12.557 %1980: 13.45 %1981: 13.657 %1982: 15.474 %1983: 15.126 %1984: 11.448 %1985: 12.955 %1986: 12.689 %1987: 14.749 %1988: 14.925 %1989: 14.306 %1990: 14.14 %1991: 18.566 %1992: 15.26 %1993: 13.79 %1994: 13.064 %1995: 12.576 %1996: 14.128 %1997: 14.172 %1998: 13.572 %1999: 13.62 %2000: 13.178 %2001: 15.464 %2002: 17.775 %2003: 14.794 %2004: 12.502 %2005: 13.713 %2006: 12.542 %2007: 15.557 %2008: 14.494 %2009: 16.031 %2010: 13.94 %2011: 12.211 %2012: 12.51 %2013: 12.357 %2014: 11.508 %2015: 11.054 %2016: 10.914 %2017: 11.437 %2018: 10.483 %2019: 9.843 %2020: 11.159 %2021: 15.53 %2022: 11.202 %2023: 11.011 %
%. 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%
202311.011
202211.202
202115.53
202011.159
20199.843
201810.483
201711.437
201610.914
201511.054
201411.508
201312.357
201212.51
201112.211
201013.94
200916.031
200814.494
200715.557
200612.542
200513.713
200412.502
200314.794
200217.775
200115.464
200013.178
199913.62
199813.572
199714.172
199614.128
199512.576
199413.064
199313.79
199215.26
199118.566
199014.14
198914.306
198814.925
198714.749
198612.689
198512.955
198411.448
198315.126
198215.474
198113.657
198013.45
197912.557
197813.501

Compared with United States

Place2023
Virginia11.011
United States11.059

Virginia 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, %. Virginia 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, Virginia, 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, Virginia, 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/virginia. 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, Virginia, 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/virginia.

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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, Virginia, 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/virginia (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, Virginia, 1978 to 2023}},
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What is the job destruction rate in Virginia?

Job destruction rate in Virginia was 11.011% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.19 pts from 2022. That is the 19th 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 Virginia?

18.566% in 1991, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Job destruction rate elsewhere in United States

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