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US states by job creation rate

Nevada had the highest job creation rate of 51 states in 2013, at 15.727%. Iowa had the lowest, at 10.556%. The median was 12.935% and the figure for the United States was 13.33%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.727Nevada
Lowest10.556Iowa
Median12.93551 states
United States13.33History

Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 12.2 %Alaska: 13.19 %Arizona: 14.347 %Arkansas: 11.963 %California: 15.125 %Colorado: 14.871 %Connecticut: 10.954 %Delaware: 14.396 %District of Columbia: 11.706 %Florida: 15.266 %Georgia: 13.726 %Hawaii: 12.415 %Idaho: 14.537 %Illinois: 12.38 %Indiana: 11.937 %Iowa: 10.556 %Kansas: 12.134 %Kentucky: 12.954 %Louisiana: 14.585 %Maine: 11.169 %Maryland: 13.21 %Massachusetts: 11.383 %Michigan: 12.556 %Minnesota: 12.1 %Mississippi: 10.864 %Missouri: 11.955 %Montana: 14.149 %Nebraska: 11.343 %Nevada: 15.727 %New Hampshire: 11.331 %New Jersey: 13.37 %New Mexico: 13.401 %New York: 12.935 %North Carolina: 13.13 %North Dakota: 15.548 %Ohio: 11.967 %Oklahoma: 13.422 %Oregon: 13.334 %Pennsylvania: 11.398 %Rhode Island: 11.131 %South Carolina: 12.35 %South Dakota: 11.973 %Tennessee: 13.146 %Texas: 15.302 %Utah: 14.822 %Vermont: 10.842 %Virginia: 13.263 %Washington: 14.691 %West Virginia: 11.351 %Wisconsin: 10.739 %Wyoming: 13.445 %
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%, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2013

Nevada: 15.727 %Nevada15.727North Dakota: 15.548 %North Dakota15.548Texas: 15.302 %Texas15.302Florida: 15.266 %Florida15.266California: 15.125 %California15.125Colorado: 14.871 %Colorado14.871Utah: 14.822 %Utah14.822Washington: 14.691 %Washington14.691Louisiana: 14.585 %Louisiana14.585Idaho: 14.537 %Idaho14.537Delaware: 14.396 %Delaware14.396Arizona: 14.347 %Arizona14.347Montana: 14.149 %Montana14.149Georgia: 13.726 %Georgia13.726Wyoming: 13.445 %Wyoming13.445Oklahoma: 13.422 %Oklahoma13.422New Mexico: 13.401 %New Mexico13.401New Jersey: 13.37 %New Jersey13.37Oregon: 13.334 %Oregon13.334Virginia: 13.263 %Virginia13.263Maryland: 13.21 %Maryland13.21Alaska: 13.19 %Alaska13.19Tennessee: 13.146 %Tennessee13.146North Carolina: 13.13 %North Carolina13.13Kentucky: 12.954 %Kentucky12.954New York: 12.935 %New York12.935Michigan: 12.556 %Michigan12.556Hawaii: 12.415 %Hawaii12.415Illinois: 12.38 %Illinois12.38South Carolina: 12.35 %South Carolina12.35Alabama: 12.2 %Alabama12.2Kansas: 12.134 %Kansas12.134Minnesota: 12.1 %Minnesota12.1South Dakota: 11.973 %South Dakota11.973Ohio: 11.967 %Ohio11.967Arkansas: 11.963 %Arkansas11.963Missouri: 11.955 %Missouri11.955Indiana: 11.937 %Indiana11.937District of Columbia: 11.706 %District of Columbia11.706Pennsylvania: 11.398 %Pennsylvania11.398Massachusetts: 11.383 %Massachusetts11.383West Virginia: 11.351 %West Virginia11.351Nebraska: 11.343 %Nebraska11.343New Hampshire: 11.331 %New Hampshire11.331Maine: 11.169 %Maine11.169Rhode Island: 11.131 %Rhode Island11.131Connecticut: 10.954 %Connecticut10.954Mississippi: 10.864 %Mississippi10.864Vermont: 10.842 %Vermont10.842Wisconsin: 10.739 %Wisconsin10.739Iowa: 10.556 %Iowa10.556Nevada: 15.727 %Nevada15.727North Dakota: 15.548 %North Dakota15.548Texas: 15.302 %Texas15.302Florida: 15.266 %Florida15.266California: 15.125 %California15.125Colorado: 14.871 %Colorado14.871Utah: 14.822 %Utah14.822Washington: 14.691 %Washington14.691Louisiana: 14.585 %Louisiana14.585Idaho: 14.537 %Idaho14.537Delaware: 14.396 %Delaware14.396Arizona: 14.347 %Arizona14.347Montana: 14.149 %Montana14.149Georgia: 13.726 %Georgia13.726Wyoming: 13.445 %Wyoming13.445Oklahoma: 13.422 %Oklahoma13.422New Mexico: 13.401 %New Mexico13.401New Jersey: 13.37 %New Jersey13.37Oregon: 13.334 %Oregon13.334Virginia: 13.263 %Virginia13.263Maryland: 13.21 %Maryland13.21Alaska: 13.19 %Alaska13.19Tennessee: 13.146 %Tennessee13.146North Carolina: 13.13 %North Carolina13.13Kentucky: 12.954 %Kentucky12.954New York: 12.935 %New York12.935Michigan: 12.556 %Michigan12.556Hawaii: 12.415 %Hawaii12.415Illinois: 12.38 %Illinois12.38South Carolina: 12.35 %South Carolina12.35Alabama: 12.2 %Alabama12.2Kansas: 12.134 %Kansas12.134Minnesota: 12.1 %Minnesota12.1South Dakota: 11.973 %South Dakota11.973Ohio: 11.967 %Ohio11.967Arkansas: 11.963 %Arkansas11.963Missouri: 11.955 %Missouri11.955Indiana: 11.937 %Indiana11.937District of Columbia: 11.706 %District of Columbia11.706Pennsylvania: 11.398 %Pennsylvania11.398Massachusetts: 11.383 %Massachusetts11.383West Virginia: 11.351 %West Virginia11.351Nebraska: 11.343 %Nebraska11.343New Hampshire: 11.331 %New Hampshire11.331Maine: 11.169 %Maine11.169Rhode Island: 11.131 %Rhode Island11.131Connecticut: 10.954 %Connecticut10.954Mississippi: 10.864 %Mississippi10.864Vermont: 10.842 %Vermont10.842Wisconsin: 10.739 %Wisconsin10.739Iowa: 10.556 %Iowa10.556
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Nevada15.727+1.52 pts
2North Dakota15.548-1.71 pts
3Texas15.302-0.58 pts
4Florida15.266-1.35 pts
5California15.125+0.43 pts
6Colorado14.871-0.08 pts
7Utah14.822-0.28 pts
8Washington14.691+1.27 pts
9Louisiana14.585+0.78 pts
10Idaho14.537-0.01 pts
11Delaware14.396+0.96 pts
12Arizona14.347-0.66 pts
13Montana14.149+0.95 pts
14Georgia13.726-0.39 pts
15Wyoming13.445-1.95 pts
16Oklahoma13.422-0.76 pts
17New Mexico13.401+0.68 pts
18New Jersey13.37-0.12 pts
19Oregon13.334+0.16 pts
20Virginia13.263-1.02 pts
21Maryland13.21-0.14 pts
22Alaska13.19-1.36 pts
23Tennessee13.146-0.14 pts
24North Carolina13.13-0.31 pts
25Kentucky12.954-0.56 pts
26New York12.935-0.14 pts
27Michigan12.556-1.21 pts
28Hawaii12.415+0.35 pts
29Illinois12.38-0.74 pts
30South Carolina12.35-0.91 pts
31Alabama12.2-0.72 pts
32Kansas12.134-0.63 pts
33Minnesota12.1-0.67 pts
34South Dakota11.973-0.82 pts
35Ohio11.967-1.24 pts
36Arkansas11.963-0.02 pts
37Missouri11.955-0.6 pts
38Indiana11.937-1.72 pts
39District of Columbia11.706-2 pts
40Pennsylvania11.398-0.97 pts
41Massachusetts11.383-0.56 pts
42West Virginia11.351-1.35 pts
43Nebraska11.343-0.88 pts
44New Hampshire11.331+0.18 pts
45Maine11.169-0.6 pts
46Rhode Island11.131-0.42 pts
47Connecticut10.954-1.7 pts
48Mississippi10.864-0.47 pts
49Vermont10.842-3.23 pts
50Wisconsin10.739-0.49 pts
51Iowa10.556-1.16 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs added at opening and expanding 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 lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation 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 creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (US states by job creation rate, 2013) [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 creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, US states by job creation rate, 2013. 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/rankings/job-creation-rate/us-states?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. US states by job creation rate, 2013. 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/rankings/job-creation-rate/us-states?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, US states by job creation rate, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/us-states?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest job creation rate?

Nevada, with 15.727% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest job creation rate?

Iowa, with 10.556% in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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