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Job destruction rate in West Virginia

Job destruction rate in West Virginia was 10.565% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.04 pts from 2022. That is the 33rd highest of 51 states in 2023.

202310.565%
Change on 2022+0.04 pts
Rank33rd of 51US states ranked
Series high21.2311983
Series low10.522022

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Job destruction rate in West Virginia, 1978 to 2023

1012.51517.52022.519781985199219992006201320231978: 15.422 %1979: 11.603 %1980: 16.628 %1981: 14.077 %1982: 16.085 %1983: 21.231 %1984: 13.661 %1985: 14.951 %1986: 15.701 %1987: 16.854 %1988: 15.314 %1989: 13.979 %1990: 12.705 %1991: 14.996 %1992: 15.692 %1993: 13.022 %1994: 12.742 %1995: 12.058 %1996: 14.783 %1997: 13.947 %1998: 13.424 %1999: 13.779 %2000: 11.603 %2001: 14.287 %2002: 15.103 %2003: 14.193 %2004: 12.29 %2005: 13.113 %2006: 11.744 %2007: 15.211 %2008: 12.581 %2009: 13.578 %2010: 13.308 %2011: 10.837 %2012: 10.826 %2013: 11.823 %2014: 11.646 %2015: 11.958 %2016: 12.11 %2017: 12.882 %2018: 11.002 %2019: 11.044 %2020: 11.528 %2021: 14.697 %2022: 10.52 %2023: 10.565 %1015202519781994201020231978: 15.422 %1979: 11.603 %1980: 16.628 %1981: 14.077 %1982: 16.085 %1983: 21.231 %1984: 13.661 %1985: 14.951 %1986: 15.701 %1987: 16.854 %1988: 15.314 %1989: 13.979 %1990: 12.705 %1991: 14.996 %1992: 15.692 %1993: 13.022 %1994: 12.742 %1995: 12.058 %1996: 14.783 %1997: 13.947 %1998: 13.424 %1999: 13.779 %2000: 11.603 %2001: 14.287 %2002: 15.103 %2003: 14.193 %2004: 12.29 %2005: 13.113 %2006: 11.744 %2007: 15.211 %2008: 12.581 %2009: 13.578 %2010: 13.308 %2011: 10.837 %2012: 10.826 %2013: 11.823 %2014: 11.646 %2015: 11.958 %2016: 12.11 %2017: 12.882 %2018: 11.002 %2019: 11.044 %2020: 11.528 %2021: 14.697 %2022: 10.52 %2023: 10.565 %
%. 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%
202310.565
202210.52
202114.697
202011.528
201911.044
201811.002
201712.882
201612.11
201511.958
201411.646
201311.823
201210.826
201110.837
201013.308
200913.578
200812.581
200715.211
200611.744
200513.113
200412.29
200314.193
200215.103
200114.287
200011.603
199913.779
199813.424
199713.947
199614.783
199512.058
199412.742
199313.022
199215.692
199114.996
199012.705
198913.979
198815.314
198716.854
198615.701
198514.951
198413.661
198321.231
198216.085
198114.077
198016.628
197911.603
197815.422

Compared with United States

Place2023
West Virginia10.565
United States11.059

West 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, %. West 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, West 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, West 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/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, West 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/west-virginia.

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, West 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/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, West Virginia, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the job destruction rate in West Virginia?

Job destruction rate in West Virginia was 10.565% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.04 pts from 2022. That is the 33rd 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 West Virginia?

21.231% in 1983, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Job destruction rate elsewhere in United States

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