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US states by job creation rate

Nevada had the highest job creation rate of 51 states in 2022, at 20.598%. Mississippi had the lowest, at 13.219%. The median was 15.795% and the figure for the United States was 16.577%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.598Nevada
Lowest13.219Mississippi
Median15.79551 states
United States16.577History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 14.52 %Alaska: 16.072 %Arizona: 18.331 %Arkansas: 16.585 %California: 19.165 %Colorado: 17.979 %Connecticut: 14.413 %Delaware: 17.679 %District of Columbia: 18.625 %Florida: 17.812 %Georgia: 16.816 %Hawaii: 17.081 %Idaho: 16.835 %Illinois: 16.173 %Indiana: 15.141 %Iowa: 13.28 %Kansas: 14.162 %Kentucky: 14.656 %Louisiana: 14.679 %Maine: 15.743 %Maryland: 16.251 %Massachusetts: 16.371 %Michigan: 15.023 %Minnesota: 14.882 %Mississippi: 13.219 %Missouri: 15.069 %Montana: 16.21 %Nebraska: 15.603 %Nevada: 20.598 %New Hampshire: 14.925 %New Jersey: 16.947 %New Mexico: 16.715 %New York: 17.174 %North Carolina: 15.755 %North Dakota: 14.283 %Ohio: 15.388 %Oklahoma: 14.81 %Oregon: 17.146 %Pennsylvania: 15.242 %Rhode Island: 15.31 %South Carolina: 15.913 %South Dakota: 13.578 %Tennessee: 15.795 %Texas: 17.615 %Utah: 16.784 %Vermont: 14.953 %Virginia: 15.158 %Washington: 16.844 %West Virginia: 14.134 %Wisconsin: 14.088 %Wyoming: 16.784 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Nevada: 20.598 %Nevada20.598California: 19.165 %California19.165District of Columbia: 18.625 %District of Columbia18.625Arizona: 18.331 %Arizona18.331Colorado: 17.979 %Colorado17.979Florida: 17.812 %Florida17.812Delaware: 17.679 %Delaware17.679Texas: 17.615 %Texas17.615New York: 17.174 %New York17.174Oregon: 17.146 %Oregon17.146Hawaii: 17.081 %Hawaii17.081New Jersey: 16.947 %New Jersey16.947Washington: 16.844 %Washington16.844Idaho: 16.835 %Idaho16.835Georgia: 16.816 %Georgia16.816Utah: 16.784 %Utah16.784Wyoming: 16.784 %Wyoming16.784New Mexico: 16.715 %New Mexico16.715Arkansas: 16.585 %Arkansas16.585Massachusetts: 16.371 %Massachusetts16.371Maryland: 16.251 %Maryland16.251Montana: 16.21 %Montana16.21Illinois: 16.173 %Illinois16.173Alaska: 16.072 %Alaska16.072South Carolina: 15.913 %South Carolina15.913Tennessee: 15.795 %Tennessee15.795North Carolina: 15.755 %North Carolina15.755Maine: 15.743 %Maine15.743Nebraska: 15.603 %Nebraska15.603Ohio: 15.388 %Ohio15.388Rhode Island: 15.31 %Rhode Island15.31Pennsylvania: 15.242 %Pennsylvania15.242Virginia: 15.158 %Virginia15.158Indiana: 15.141 %Indiana15.141Missouri: 15.069 %Missouri15.069Michigan: 15.023 %Michigan15.023Vermont: 14.953 %Vermont14.953New Hampshire: 14.925 %New Hampshire14.925Minnesota: 14.882 %Minnesota14.882Oklahoma: 14.81 %Oklahoma14.81Louisiana: 14.679 %Louisiana14.679Kentucky: 14.656 %Kentucky14.656Alabama: 14.52 %Alabama14.52Connecticut: 14.413 %Connecticut14.413North Dakota: 14.283 %North Dakota14.283Kansas: 14.162 %Kansas14.162West Virginia: 14.134 %West Virginia14.134Wisconsin: 14.088 %Wisconsin14.088South Dakota: 13.578 %South Dakota13.578Iowa: 13.28 %Iowa13.28Mississippi: 13.219 %Mississippi13.219Nevada: 20.598 %Nevada20.598California: 19.165 %California19.165District of Columbia: 18.625 %District of Columbia18.625Arizona: 18.331 %Arizona18.331Colorado: 17.979 %Colorado17.979Florida: 17.812 %Florida17.812Delaware: 17.679 %Delaware17.679Texas: 17.615 %Texas17.615New York: 17.174 %New York17.174Oregon: 17.146 %Oregon17.146Hawaii: 17.081 %Hawaii17.081New Jersey: 16.947 %New Jersey16.947Washington: 16.844 %Washington16.844Idaho: 16.835 %Idaho16.835Georgia: 16.816 %Georgia16.816Utah: 16.784 %Utah16.784Wyoming: 16.784 %Wyoming16.784New Mexico: 16.715 %New Mexico16.715Arkansas: 16.585 %Arkansas16.585Massachusetts: 16.371 %Massachusetts16.371Maryland: 16.251 %Maryland16.251Montana: 16.21 %Montana16.21Illinois: 16.173 %Illinois16.173Alaska: 16.072 %Alaska16.072South Carolina: 15.913 %South Carolina15.913Tennessee: 15.795 %Tennessee15.795North Carolina: 15.755 %North Carolina15.755Maine: 15.743 %Maine15.743Nebraska: 15.603 %Nebraska15.603Ohio: 15.388 %Ohio15.388Rhode Island: 15.31 %Rhode Island15.31Pennsylvania: 15.242 %Pennsylvania15.242Virginia: 15.158 %Virginia15.158Indiana: 15.141 %Indiana15.141Missouri: 15.069 %Missouri15.069Michigan: 15.023 %Michigan15.023Vermont: 14.953 %Vermont14.953New Hampshire: 14.925 %New Hampshire14.925Minnesota: 14.882 %Minnesota14.882Oklahoma: 14.81 %Oklahoma14.81Louisiana: 14.679 %Louisiana14.679Kentucky: 14.656 %Kentucky14.656Alabama: 14.52 %Alabama14.52Connecticut: 14.413 %Connecticut14.413North Dakota: 14.283 %North Dakota14.283Kansas: 14.162 %Kansas14.162West Virginia: 14.134 %West Virginia14.134Wisconsin: 14.088 %Wisconsin14.088South Dakota: 13.578 %South Dakota13.578Iowa: 13.28 %Iowa13.28Mississippi: 13.219 %Mississippi13.219
%. 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

RankStates2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Nevada20.598+7.8 pts
2California19.165+6.51 pts
3District of Columbia18.625+8.46 pts
4Arizona18.331+4.63 pts
5Colorado17.979+4.56 pts
6Florida17.812+4.94 pts
7Delaware17.679+3.86 pts
8Texas17.615+5.33 pts
9New York17.174+6.94 pts
10Oregon17.146+6 pts
11Hawaii17.081+9.63 pts
12New Jersey16.947+5.88 pts
13Washington16.844+4.9 pts
14Idaho16.835+3.01 pts
15Georgia16.816+3.66 pts
16Utah16.784+1.61 pts
16Wyoming16.784+5.02 pts
18New Mexico16.715+6.74 pts
19Arkansas16.585+4.79 pts
20Massachusetts16.371+6.73 pts
21Maryland16.251+4.97 pts
22Montana16.21+3.74 pts
23Illinois16.173+5.6 pts
24Alaska16.072+5.06 pts
25South Carolina15.913+4.03 pts
26Tennessee15.795+3.05 pts
27North Carolina15.755+3.31 pts
28Maine15.743+4.12 pts
29Nebraska15.603+4.9 pts
30Ohio15.388+3.9 pts
31Rhode Island15.31+6.67 pts
32Pennsylvania15.242+4.65 pts
33Virginia15.158+3.36 pts
34Indiana15.141+4.01 pts
35Missouri15.069+4.25 pts
36Michigan15.023+4.8 pts
37Vermont14.953+5.53 pts
38New Hampshire14.925+5.37 pts
39Minnesota14.882+4.61 pts
40Oklahoma14.81+3.25 pts
41Louisiana14.679+4.54 pts
42Kentucky14.656+3.54 pts
43Alabama14.52+4.15 pts
44Connecticut14.413+4.99 pts
45North Dakota14.283+5.52 pts
46Kansas14.162+1.89 pts
47West Virginia14.134+4.14 pts
48Wisconsin14.088+3.69 pts
49South Dakota13.578+3.08 pts
50Iowa13.28+4.05 pts
51Mississippi13.219+2.46 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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APA 7

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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest job creation rate?

Nevada, with 20.598% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest job creation rate?

Mississippi, with 13.219% in 2022.

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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