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US states by job creation rate

Florida had the highest job creation rate of 51 states in 2014, at 15.746%. Iowa had the lowest, at 9.564%. The median was 12.469% and the figure for the United States was 13.119%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.746Florida
Lowest9.564Iowa
Median12.46951 states
United States13.119History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 11.906 %Alaska: 14.067 %Arizona: 15.342 %Arkansas: 11.623 %California: 14.807 %Colorado: 15.209 %Connecticut: 11.487 %Delaware: 14.424 %District of Columbia: 12.293 %Florida: 15.746 %Georgia: 13.543 %Hawaii: 12.337 %Idaho: 14.837 %Illinois: 12.904 %Indiana: 12.018 %Iowa: 9.564 %Kansas: 12.614 %Kentucky: 13.081 %Louisiana: 12.56 %Maine: 11.508 %Maryland: 11.893 %Massachusetts: 10.927 %Michigan: 12.415 %Minnesota: 11.316 %Mississippi: 10.971 %Missouri: 12.004 %Montana: 13.62 %Nebraska: 11.018 %Nevada: 14.16 %New Hampshire: 11.639 %New Jersey: 12.551 %New Mexico: 14.51 %New York: 13.175 %North Carolina: 12.238 %North Dakota: 15.259 %Ohio: 11.437 %Oklahoma: 13.406 %Oregon: 13.135 %Pennsylvania: 11.163 %Rhode Island: 12.32 %South Carolina: 12.582 %South Dakota: 11.217 %Tennessee: 12.237 %Texas: 14.874 %Utah: 14.949 %Vermont: 10.828 %Virginia: 12.469 %Washington: 13.203 %West Virginia: 11.084 %Wisconsin: 10.747 %Wyoming: 14.226 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Florida: 15.746 %Florida15.746Arizona: 15.342 %Arizona15.342North Dakota: 15.259 %North Dakota15.259Colorado: 15.209 %Colorado15.209Utah: 14.949 %Utah14.949Texas: 14.874 %Texas14.874Idaho: 14.837 %Idaho14.837California: 14.807 %California14.807New Mexico: 14.51 %New Mexico14.51Delaware: 14.424 %Delaware14.424Wyoming: 14.226 %Wyoming14.226Nevada: 14.16 %Nevada14.16Alaska: 14.067 %Alaska14.067Montana: 13.62 %Montana13.62Georgia: 13.543 %Georgia13.543Oklahoma: 13.406 %Oklahoma13.406Washington: 13.203 %Washington13.203New York: 13.175 %New York13.175Oregon: 13.135 %Oregon13.135Kentucky: 13.081 %Kentucky13.081Illinois: 12.904 %Illinois12.904Kansas: 12.614 %Kansas12.614South Carolina: 12.582 %South Carolina12.582Louisiana: 12.56 %Louisiana12.56New Jersey: 12.551 %New Jersey12.551Virginia: 12.469 %Virginia12.469Michigan: 12.415 %Michigan12.415Hawaii: 12.337 %Hawaii12.337Rhode Island: 12.32 %Rhode Island12.32District of Columbia: 12.293 %District of Columbia12.293North Carolina: 12.238 %North Carolina12.238Tennessee: 12.237 %Tennessee12.237Indiana: 12.018 %Indiana12.018Missouri: 12.004 %Missouri12.004Alabama: 11.906 %Alabama11.906Maryland: 11.893 %Maryland11.893New Hampshire: 11.639 %New Hampshire11.639Arkansas: 11.623 %Arkansas11.623Maine: 11.508 %Maine11.508Connecticut: 11.487 %Connecticut11.487Ohio: 11.437 %Ohio11.437Minnesota: 11.316 %Minnesota11.316South Dakota: 11.217 %South Dakota11.217Pennsylvania: 11.163 %Pennsylvania11.163West Virginia: 11.084 %West Virginia11.084Nebraska: 11.018 %Nebraska11.018Mississippi: 10.971 %Mississippi10.971Massachusetts: 10.927 %Massachusetts10.927Vermont: 10.828 %Vermont10.828Wisconsin: 10.747 %Wisconsin10.747Iowa: 9.564 %Iowa9.564Florida: 15.746 %Florida15.746Arizona: 15.342 %Arizona15.342North Dakota: 15.259 %North Dakota15.259Colorado: 15.209 %Colorado15.209Utah: 14.949 %Utah14.949Texas: 14.874 %Texas14.874Idaho: 14.837 %Idaho14.837California: 14.807 %California14.807New Mexico: 14.51 %New Mexico14.51Delaware: 14.424 %Delaware14.424Wyoming: 14.226 %Wyoming14.226Nevada: 14.16 %Nevada14.16Alaska: 14.067 %Alaska14.067Montana: 13.62 %Montana13.62Georgia: 13.543 %Georgia13.543Oklahoma: 13.406 %Oklahoma13.406Washington: 13.203 %Washington13.203New York: 13.175 %New York13.175Oregon: 13.135 %Oregon13.135Kentucky: 13.081 %Kentucky13.081Illinois: 12.904 %Illinois12.904Kansas: 12.614 %Kansas12.614South Carolina: 12.582 %South Carolina12.582Louisiana: 12.56 %Louisiana12.56New Jersey: 12.551 %New Jersey12.551Virginia: 12.469 %Virginia12.469Michigan: 12.415 %Michigan12.415Hawaii: 12.337 %Hawaii12.337Rhode Island: 12.32 %Rhode Island12.32District of Columbia: 12.293 %District of Columbia12.293North Carolina: 12.238 %North Carolina12.238Tennessee: 12.237 %Tennessee12.237Indiana: 12.018 %Indiana12.018Missouri: 12.004 %Missouri12.004Alabama: 11.906 %Alabama11.906Maryland: 11.893 %Maryland11.893New Hampshire: 11.639 %New Hampshire11.639Arkansas: 11.623 %Arkansas11.623Maine: 11.508 %Maine11.508Connecticut: 11.487 %Connecticut11.487Ohio: 11.437 %Ohio11.437Minnesota: 11.316 %Minnesota11.316South Dakota: 11.217 %South Dakota11.217Pennsylvania: 11.163 %Pennsylvania11.163West Virginia: 11.084 %West Virginia11.084Nebraska: 11.018 %Nebraska11.018Mississippi: 10.971 %Mississippi10.971Massachusetts: 10.927 %Massachusetts10.927Vermont: 10.828 %Vermont10.828Wisconsin: 10.747 %Wisconsin10.747Iowa: 9.564 %Iowa9.564
%. 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

RankStates2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Florida15.746+0.48 pts
2Arizona15.342+1 pts
3North Dakota15.259-0.29 pts
4Colorado15.209+0.34 pts
5Utah14.949+0.13 pts
6Texas14.874-0.43 pts
7Idaho14.837+0.3 pts
8California14.807-0.32 pts
9New Mexico14.51+1.11 pts
10Delaware14.424+0.03 pts
11Wyoming14.226+0.78 pts
12Nevada14.16-1.57 pts
13Alaska14.067+0.88 pts
14Montana13.62-0.53 pts
15Georgia13.543-0.18 pts
16Oklahoma13.406-0.02 pts
17Washington13.203-1.49 pts
18New York13.175+0.24 pts
19Oregon13.135-0.2 pts
20Kentucky13.081+0.13 pts
21Illinois12.904+0.52 pts
22Kansas12.614+0.48 pts
23South Carolina12.582+0.23 pts
24Louisiana12.56-2.03 pts
25New Jersey12.551-0.82 pts
26Virginia12.469-0.79 pts
27Michigan12.415-0.14 pts
28Hawaii12.337-0.08 pts
29Rhode Island12.32+1.19 pts
30District of Columbia12.293+0.59 pts
31North Carolina12.238-0.89 pts
32Tennessee12.237-0.91 pts
33Indiana12.018+0.08 pts
34Missouri12.004+0.05 pts
35Alabama11.906-0.29 pts
36Maryland11.893-1.32 pts
37New Hampshire11.639+0.31 pts
38Arkansas11.623-0.34 pts
39Maine11.508+0.34 pts
40Connecticut11.487+0.53 pts
41Ohio11.437-0.53 pts
42Minnesota11.316-0.78 pts
43South Dakota11.217-0.76 pts
44Pennsylvania11.163-0.23 pts
45West Virginia11.084-0.27 pts
46Nebraska11.018-0.32 pts
47Mississippi10.971+0.11 pts
48Massachusetts10.927-0.46 pts
49Vermont10.828-0.01 pts
50Wisconsin10.747+0.01 pts
51Iowa9.564-0.99 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

Harvard

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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest job creation rate?

Florida, with 15.746% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest job creation rate?

Iowa, with 9.564% in 2014.

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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