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Job destruction rate in Webster County

Job destruction rate in Webster County was 9.325% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.91 pts from 2022. That is the 33rd highest of 55 counties in 2023.

20239.325%
Change on 2022+1.91 pts
Rank33rd of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high19.3442010
Series low7.4112022

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Job destruction rate in Webster County, 2010 to 2023

57.51012.51517.52020102012201420162018202020232010: 19.344 %2011: 15.737 %2012: 14.326 %2013: 16.499 %2014: 13.043 %2015: 9.905 %2016: 15.017 %2017: 11.137 %2018: 11.013 %2019: 12.822 %2020: 13.333 %2021: 12.564 %2022: 7.411 %2023: 9.325 %51015202010201520232010: 19.344 %2011: 15.737 %2012: 14.326 %2013: 16.499 %2014: 13.043 %2015: 9.905 %2016: 15.017 %2017: 11.137 %2018: 11.013 %2019: 12.822 %2020: 13.333 %2021: 12.564 %2022: 7.411 %2023: 9.325 %
%. 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%
20239.325
20227.411
202112.564
202013.333
201912.822
201811.013
201711.137
201615.017
20159.905
201413.043
201316.499
201214.326
201115.737
201019.344

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Webster County9.325
West Virginia10.565
United States11.059

Webster County compared with nearby places

Barbour County: 7.854 %Berkeley County: 10.836 %Boone County: 9.787 %Braxton County: 6.948 %Brooke County: 12.74 %Cabell County: 10.056 %Calhoun County: 6.443 %Clay County: 6.621 %Doddridge County: 8.004 %Fayette County: 10.905 %Gilmer County: 8.166 %Grant County: 7.486 %Greenbrier County: 10.009 %Hampshire County: 9.443 %Hancock County: 12.52 %Hardy County: 3.943 %Harrison County: 10.184 %Jackson County: 10.364 %Jefferson County: 10.993 %Kanawha County: 11.592 %Lewis County: 9.927 %Lincoln County: 8.807 %Logan County: 13.437 %McDowell County: 8.892 %Marion County: 10.502 %Marshall County: 7.559 %Mason County: 8.624 %Mercer County: 10.443 %Mineral County: 9.647 %Mingo County: 21.606 %Monongalia County: 12.835 %Monroe County: 12.978 %Morgan County: 10.826 %Nicholas County: 7.865 %Ohio County: 10.101 %Pendleton County: 19.631 %Pleasants County: 10.386 %Pocahontas County: 9.164 %Preston County: 8.874 %Putnam County: 10.415 %Raleigh County: 7.501 %Randolph County: 8.444 %Ritchie County: 4.974 %Roane County: 10.904 %Summers County: 25.463 %Taylor County: 4.886 %Tucker County: 8.087 %Tyler County: 6.088 %Upshur County: 16.835 %Wayne County: 8.184 %Webster County: 9.325 %Wetzel County: 11.774 %Wirt County: 10.627 %Wood County: 9.627 %Wyoming County: 10.31 %
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Job destruction rate, 2023, %. Webster 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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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, Webster 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, Webster 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/webster-county-west-virginia. 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, Webster 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/webster-county-west-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, Webster 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/webster-county-west-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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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, Webster County, 2010 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the job destruction rate in Webster County?

Job destruction rate in Webster County was 9.325% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.91 pts from 2022. That is the 33rd highest of 55 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 Webster County?

19.344% in 2010, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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