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Job destruction rate in Wisconsin

Job destruction rate in Wisconsin was 10.703% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.43 pts from 2022. That is the 30th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202310.703%
Change on 2022-0.43 pts
Rank30th of 51US states ranked
Series high15.7691983
Series low8.6432014

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Job destruction rate in Wisconsin, 1978 to 2023

81012141619781985199219992006201320231978: 10.204 %1979: 10.794 %1980: 13.007 %1981: 13.984 %1982: 14.256 %1983: 15.769 %1984: 10.678 %1985: 12.726 %1986: 14.1 %1987: 12.564 %1988: 12.377 %1989: 11.524 %1990: 10.983 %1991: 13.838 %1992: 11.85 %1993: 11.161 %1994: 10.701 %1995: 10.055 %1996: 10.959 %1997: 12.324 %1998: 11.376 %1999: 11.711 %2000: 11.277 %2001: 13.107 %2002: 15.723 %2003: 12.348 %2004: 11.082 %2005: 11.864 %2006: 11.513 %2007: 12.393 %2008: 11.489 %2009: 14.439 %2010: 11.37 %2011: 9.446 %2012: 9.856 %2013: 9.773 %2014: 8.643 %2015: 8.981 %2016: 9.897 %2017: 10.666 %2018: 9.753 %2019: 10.278 %2020: 10.524 %2021: 13.326 %2022: 11.133 %2023: 10.703 %81012141619781994201020231978: 10.204 %1979: 10.794 %1980: 13.007 %1981: 13.984 %1982: 14.256 %1983: 15.769 %1984: 10.678 %1985: 12.726 %1986: 14.1 %1987: 12.564 %1988: 12.377 %1989: 11.524 %1990: 10.983 %1991: 13.838 %1992: 11.85 %1993: 11.161 %1994: 10.701 %1995: 10.055 %1996: 10.959 %1997: 12.324 %1998: 11.376 %1999: 11.711 %2000: 11.277 %2001: 13.107 %2002: 15.723 %2003: 12.348 %2004: 11.082 %2005: 11.864 %2006: 11.513 %2007: 12.393 %2008: 11.489 %2009: 14.439 %2010: 11.37 %2011: 9.446 %2012: 9.856 %2013: 9.773 %2014: 8.643 %2015: 8.981 %2016: 9.897 %2017: 10.666 %2018: 9.753 %2019: 10.278 %2020: 10.524 %2021: 13.326 %2022: 11.133 %2023: 10.703 %
%. 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%
202310.703
202211.133
202113.326
202010.524
201910.278
20189.753
201710.666
20169.897
20158.981
20148.643
20139.773
20129.856
20119.446
201011.37
200914.439
200811.489
200712.393
200611.513
200511.864
200411.082
200312.348
200215.723
200113.107
200011.277
199911.711
199811.376
199712.324
199610.959
199510.055
199410.701
199311.161
199211.85
199113.838
199010.983
198911.524
198812.377
198712.564
198614.1
198512.726
198410.678
198315.769
198214.256
198113.984
198013.007
197910.794
197810.204

Compared with United States

Place2023
Wisconsin10.703
United States11.059

Wisconsin 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, %. Wisconsin 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, Wisconsin, 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, Wisconsin, 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/wisconsin. 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, Wisconsin, 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/wisconsin.

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

Job destruction rate in Wisconsin was 10.703% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.43 pts from 2022. That is the 30th 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 Wisconsin?

15.769% in 1983, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Job destruction rate elsewhere in United States

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