# Counties in Oregon by job destruction rate, 2023

All 36 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `job_destruction_rate`
- Unit: %
- 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.
- Source: 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_cty.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/oregon-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | Wheeler County | 17.666 |
| 2 | Crook County | 16.379 |
| 3 | Curry County | 16.279 |
| 4 | Multnomah County | 13.29 |
| 5 | Josephine County | 13.246 |
| 6 | Marion County | 13.062 |
| 7 | Harney County | 13.007 |
| 8 | Linn County | 13.005 |
| 9 | Polk County | 12.903 |
| 10 | Columbia County | 12.845 |
| 11 | Deschutes County | 12.841 |
| 12 | Wallowa County | 12.824 |
| 13 | Grant County | 12.765 |
| 14 | Gilliam County | 12.669 |
| 15 | Lake County | 12.407 |
| 16 | Lane County | 11.513 |
| 17 | Clackamas County | 11.505 |
| 18 | Jackson County | 11.469 |
| 19 | Hood River County | 11.192 |
| 20 | Union County | 11.188 |
| 21 | Klamath County | 11.116 |
| 22 | Lincoln County | 10.813 |
| 23 | Umatilla County | 10.737 |
| 24 | Tillamook County | 10.73 |
| 25 | Baker County | 10.693 |
| 26 | Malheur County | 10.375 |
| 27 | Washington County | 10.246 |
| 28 | Clatsop County | 10.077 |
| 29 | Jefferson County | 9.583 |
| 30 | Benton County | 9.451 |
| 31 | Douglas County | 9.23 |
| 32 | Wasco County | 9.115 |
| 33 | Yamhill County | 9.092 |
| 34 | Coos County | 8.936 |
| 35 | Sherman County | 8.111 |
| 36 | Morrow County | 3.424 |