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US states by job creation rate

Utah had the highest job creation rate of 51 states in 2015, at 15.594%. Hawaii had the lowest, at 10.565%. The median was 12.841% and the figure for the United States was 13.385%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.594Utah
Lowest10.565Hawaii
Median12.84151 states
United States13.385History

Map of states, 2015

Alabama: 12.299 %Alaska: 13.657 %Arizona: 14.587 %Arkansas: 12.114 %California: 14.645 %Colorado: 15.499 %Connecticut: 11.866 %Delaware: 13.554 %District of Columbia: 14.763 %Florida: 15.486 %Georgia: 14.738 %Hawaii: 10.565 %Idaho: 13.598 %Illinois: 13.396 %Indiana: 12.552 %Iowa: 10.877 %Kansas: 12.642 %Kentucky: 12.51 %Louisiana: 13.2 %Maine: 11.746 %Maryland: 12.151 %Massachusetts: 11.933 %Michigan: 13.216 %Minnesota: 11.682 %Mississippi: 11.929 %Missouri: 12.841 %Montana: 13.243 %Nebraska: 11.444 %Nevada: 15.011 %New Hampshire: 11.553 %New Jersey: 13.415 %New Mexico: 12.528 %New York: 13.074 %North Carolina: 13.224 %North Dakota: 12.857 %Ohio: 12.04 %Oklahoma: 12.73 %Oregon: 13.818 %Pennsylvania: 11.545 %Rhode Island: 10.923 %South Carolina: 12.991 %South Dakota: 10.569 %Tennessee: 12.511 %Texas: 14.904 %Utah: 15.594 %Vermont: 10.73 %Virginia: 12.893 %Washington: 13.765 %West Virginia: 10.835 %Wisconsin: 11.129 %Wyoming: 13.291 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Utah: 15.594 %Utah15.594Colorado: 15.499 %Colorado15.499Florida: 15.486 %Florida15.486Nevada: 15.011 %Nevada15.011Texas: 14.904 %Texas14.904District of Columbia: 14.763 %District of Columbia14.763Georgia: 14.738 %Georgia14.738California: 14.645 %California14.645Arizona: 14.587 %Arizona14.587Oregon: 13.818 %Oregon13.818Washington: 13.765 %Washington13.765Alaska: 13.657 %Alaska13.657Idaho: 13.598 %Idaho13.598Delaware: 13.554 %Delaware13.554New Jersey: 13.415 %New Jersey13.415Illinois: 13.396 %Illinois13.396Wyoming: 13.291 %Wyoming13.291Montana: 13.243 %Montana13.243North Carolina: 13.224 %North Carolina13.224Michigan: 13.216 %Michigan13.216Louisiana: 13.2 %Louisiana13.2New York: 13.074 %New York13.074South Carolina: 12.991 %South Carolina12.991Virginia: 12.893 %Virginia12.893North Dakota: 12.857 %North Dakota12.857Missouri: 12.841 %Missouri12.841Oklahoma: 12.73 %Oklahoma12.73Kansas: 12.642 %Kansas12.642Indiana: 12.552 %Indiana12.552New Mexico: 12.528 %New Mexico12.528Tennessee: 12.511 %Tennessee12.511Kentucky: 12.51 %Kentucky12.51Alabama: 12.299 %Alabama12.299Maryland: 12.151 %Maryland12.151Arkansas: 12.114 %Arkansas12.114Ohio: 12.04 %Ohio12.04Massachusetts: 11.933 %Massachusetts11.933Mississippi: 11.929 %Mississippi11.929Connecticut: 11.866 %Connecticut11.866Maine: 11.746 %Maine11.746Minnesota: 11.682 %Minnesota11.682New Hampshire: 11.553 %New Hampshire11.553Pennsylvania: 11.545 %Pennsylvania11.545Nebraska: 11.444 %Nebraska11.444Wisconsin: 11.129 %Wisconsin11.129Rhode Island: 10.923 %Rhode Island10.923Iowa: 10.877 %Iowa10.877West Virginia: 10.835 %West Virginia10.835Vermont: 10.73 %Vermont10.73South Dakota: 10.569 %South Dakota10.569Hawaii: 10.565 %Hawaii10.565Utah: 15.594 %Utah15.594Colorado: 15.499 %Colorado15.499Florida: 15.486 %Florida15.486Nevada: 15.011 %Nevada15.011Texas: 14.904 %Texas14.904District of Columbia: 14.763 %District of Columbia14.763Georgia: 14.738 %Georgia14.738California: 14.645 %California14.645Arizona: 14.587 %Arizona14.587Oregon: 13.818 %Oregon13.818Washington: 13.765 %Washington13.765Alaska: 13.657 %Alaska13.657Idaho: 13.598 %Idaho13.598Delaware: 13.554 %Delaware13.554New Jersey: 13.415 %New Jersey13.415Illinois: 13.396 %Illinois13.396Wyoming: 13.291 %Wyoming13.291Montana: 13.243 %Montana13.243North Carolina: 13.224 %North Carolina13.224Michigan: 13.216 %Michigan13.216Louisiana: 13.2 %Louisiana13.2New York: 13.074 %New York13.074South Carolina: 12.991 %South Carolina12.991Virginia: 12.893 %Virginia12.893North Dakota: 12.857 %North Dakota12.857Missouri: 12.841 %Missouri12.841Oklahoma: 12.73 %Oklahoma12.73Kansas: 12.642 %Kansas12.642Indiana: 12.552 %Indiana12.552New Mexico: 12.528 %New Mexico12.528Tennessee: 12.511 %Tennessee12.511Kentucky: 12.51 %Kentucky12.51Alabama: 12.299 %Alabama12.299Maryland: 12.151 %Maryland12.151Arkansas: 12.114 %Arkansas12.114Ohio: 12.04 %Ohio12.04Massachusetts: 11.933 %Massachusetts11.933Mississippi: 11.929 %Mississippi11.929Connecticut: 11.866 %Connecticut11.866Maine: 11.746 %Maine11.746Minnesota: 11.682 %Minnesota11.682New Hampshire: 11.553 %New Hampshire11.553Pennsylvania: 11.545 %Pennsylvania11.545Nebraska: 11.444 %Nebraska11.444Wisconsin: 11.129 %Wisconsin11.129Rhode Island: 10.923 %Rhode Island10.923Iowa: 10.877 %Iowa10.877West Virginia: 10.835 %West Virginia10.835Vermont: 10.73 %Vermont10.73South Dakota: 10.569 %South Dakota10.569Hawaii: 10.565 %Hawaii10.565
%. 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

RankStates2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Utah15.594+0.64 pts
2Colorado15.499+0.29 pts
3Florida15.486-0.26 pts
4Nevada15.011+0.85 pts
5Texas14.904+0.03 pts
6District of Columbia14.763+2.47 pts
7Georgia14.738+1.2 pts
8California14.645-0.16 pts
9Arizona14.587-0.76 pts
10Oregon13.818+0.68 pts
11Washington13.765+0.56 pts
12Alaska13.657-0.41 pts
13Idaho13.598-1.24 pts
14Delaware13.554-0.87 pts
15New Jersey13.415+0.86 pts
16Illinois13.396+0.49 pts
17Wyoming13.291-0.94 pts
18Montana13.243-0.38 pts
19North Carolina13.224+0.99 pts
20Michigan13.216+0.8 pts
21Louisiana13.2+0.64 pts
22New York13.074-0.1 pts
23South Carolina12.991+0.41 pts
24Virginia12.893+0.42 pts
25North Dakota12.857-2.4 pts
26Missouri12.841+0.84 pts
27Oklahoma12.73-0.68 pts
28Kansas12.642+0.03 pts
29Indiana12.552+0.53 pts
30New Mexico12.528-1.98 pts
31Tennessee12.511+0.27 pts
32Kentucky12.51-0.57 pts
33Alabama12.299+0.39 pts
34Maryland12.151+0.26 pts
35Arkansas12.114+0.49 pts
36Ohio12.04+0.6 pts
37Massachusetts11.933+1.01 pts
38Mississippi11.929+0.96 pts
39Connecticut11.866+0.38 pts
40Maine11.746+0.24 pts
41Minnesota11.682+0.37 pts
42New Hampshire11.553-0.09 pts
43Pennsylvania11.545+0.38 pts
44Nebraska11.444+0.43 pts
45Wisconsin11.129+0.38 pts
46Rhode Island10.923-1.4 pts
47Iowa10.877+1.31 pts
48West Virginia10.835-0.25 pts
49Vermont10.73-0.1 pts
50South Dakota10.569-0.65 pts
51Hawaii10.565-1.77 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest job creation rate?

Utah, with 15.594% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest job creation rate?

Hawaii, with 10.565% in 2015.

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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