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US states by job destruction rate

Alaska had the highest job destruction rate of 51 states in 2022, at 13.463%. Rhode Island had the lowest, at 9.241%. The median was 11.196% and the figure for the United States was 11.153%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.463Alaska
Lowest9.241Rhode Island
Median11.19651 states
United States11.153History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 11.522 %Alaska: 13.463 %Arizona: 11.71 %Arkansas: 11.196 %California: 11.389 %Colorado: 12.552 %Connecticut: 9.931 %Delaware: 12.695 %District of Columbia: 9.422 %Florida: 11.704 %Georgia: 11.67 %Hawaii: 9.618 %Idaho: 10.791 %Illinois: 11.249 %Indiana: 10.804 %Iowa: 10.581 %Kansas: 11.571 %Kentucky: 11.917 %Louisiana: 11.634 %Maine: 10.617 %Maryland: 11.208 %Massachusetts: 9.887 %Michigan: 10.973 %Minnesota: 10.724 %Mississippi: 12.18 %Missouri: 11.402 %Montana: 11.57 %Nebraska: 10.75 %Nevada: 10.405 %New Hampshire: 10.057 %New Jersey: 10.097 %New Mexico: 10.881 %New York: 10.237 %North Carolina: 11.096 %North Dakota: 10.75 %Ohio: 12.26 %Oklahoma: 11.819 %Oregon: 11.634 %Pennsylvania: 9.598 %Rhode Island: 9.241 %South Carolina: 11.646 %South Dakota: 10.608 %Tennessee: 11.009 %Texas: 11.35 %Utah: 11.877 %Vermont: 9.362 %Virginia: 11.202 %Washington: 11.943 %West Virginia: 10.52 %Wisconsin: 11.133 %Wyoming: 12.621 %
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%, 2022. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2022

Alaska: 13.463 %Alaska13.463Delaware: 12.695 %Delaware12.695Wyoming: 12.621 %Wyoming12.621Colorado: 12.552 %Colorado12.552Ohio: 12.26 %Ohio12.26Mississippi: 12.18 %Mississippi12.18Washington: 11.943 %Washington11.943Kentucky: 11.917 %Kentucky11.917Utah: 11.877 %Utah11.877Oklahoma: 11.819 %Oklahoma11.819Arizona: 11.71 %Arizona11.71Florida: 11.704 %Florida11.704Georgia: 11.67 %Georgia11.67South Carolina: 11.646 %South Carolina11.646Louisiana: 11.634 %Louisiana11.634Oregon: 11.634 %Oregon11.634Kansas: 11.571 %Kansas11.571Montana: 11.57 %Montana11.57Alabama: 11.522 %Alabama11.522Missouri: 11.402 %Missouri11.402California: 11.389 %California11.389Texas: 11.35 %Texas11.35Illinois: 11.249 %Illinois11.249Maryland: 11.208 %Maryland11.208Virginia: 11.202 %Virginia11.202Arkansas: 11.196 %Arkansas11.196Wisconsin: 11.133 %Wisconsin11.133North Carolina: 11.096 %North Carolina11.096Tennessee: 11.009 %Tennessee11.009Michigan: 10.973 %Michigan10.973New Mexico: 10.881 %New Mexico10.881Indiana: 10.804 %Indiana10.804Idaho: 10.791 %Idaho10.791Nebraska: 10.75 %Nebraska10.75North Dakota: 10.75 %North Dakota10.75Minnesota: 10.724 %Minnesota10.724Maine: 10.617 %Maine10.617South Dakota: 10.608 %South Dakota10.608Iowa: 10.581 %Iowa10.581West Virginia: 10.52 %West Virginia10.52Nevada: 10.405 %Nevada10.405New York: 10.237 %New York10.237New Jersey: 10.097 %New Jersey10.097New Hampshire: 10.057 %New Hampshire10.057Connecticut: 9.931 %Connecticut9.931Massachusetts: 9.887 %Massachusetts9.887Hawaii: 9.618 %Hawaii9.618Pennsylvania: 9.598 %Pennsylvania9.598District of Columbia: 9.422 %District of Columbia9.422Vermont: 9.362 %Vermont9.362Rhode Island: 9.241 %Rhode Island9.241Alaska: 13.463 %Alaska13.463Delaware: 12.695 %Delaware12.695Wyoming: 12.621 %Wyoming12.621Colorado: 12.552 %Colorado12.552Ohio: 12.26 %Ohio12.26Mississippi: 12.18 %Mississippi12.18Washington: 11.943 %Washington11.943Kentucky: 11.917 %Kentucky11.917Utah: 11.877 %Utah11.877Oklahoma: 11.819 %Oklahoma11.819Arizona: 11.71 %Arizona11.71Florida: 11.704 %Florida11.704Georgia: 11.67 %Georgia11.67South Carolina: 11.646 %South Carolina11.646Louisiana: 11.634 %Louisiana11.634Oregon: 11.634 %Oregon11.634Kansas: 11.571 %Kansas11.571Montana: 11.57 %Montana11.57Alabama: 11.522 %Alabama11.522Missouri: 11.402 %Missouri11.402California: 11.389 %California11.389Texas: 11.35 %Texas11.35Illinois: 11.249 %Illinois11.249Maryland: 11.208 %Maryland11.208Virginia: 11.202 %Virginia11.202Arkansas: 11.196 %Arkansas11.196Wisconsin: 11.133 %Wisconsin11.133North Carolina: 11.096 %North Carolina11.096Tennessee: 11.009 %Tennessee11.009Michigan: 10.973 %Michigan10.973New Mexico: 10.881 %New Mexico10.881Indiana: 10.804 %Indiana10.804Idaho: 10.791 %Idaho10.791Nebraska: 10.75 %Nebraska10.75North Dakota: 10.75 %North Dakota10.75Minnesota: 10.724 %Minnesota10.724Maine: 10.617 %Maine10.617South Dakota: 10.608 %South Dakota10.608Iowa: 10.581 %Iowa10.581West Virginia: 10.52 %West Virginia10.52Nevada: 10.405 %Nevada10.405New York: 10.237 %New York10.237New Jersey: 10.097 %New Jersey10.097New Hampshire: 10.057 %New Hampshire10.057Connecticut: 9.931 %Connecticut9.931Massachusetts: 9.887 %Massachusetts9.887Hawaii: 9.618 %Hawaii9.618Pennsylvania: 9.598 %Pennsylvania9.598District of Columbia: 9.422 %District of Columbia9.422Vermont: 9.362 %Vermont9.362Rhode Island: 9.241 %Rhode Island9.241
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Alaska13.463-2.56 pts
2Delaware12.695-2.92 pts
3Wyoming12.621-4.06 pts
4Colorado12.552-4.48 pts
5Ohio12.26-2.15 pts
6Mississippi12.18-0.63 pts
7Washington11.943-4.33 pts
8Kentucky11.917-2.05 pts
9Utah11.877-0.35 pts
10Oklahoma11.819-3.49 pts
11Arizona11.71-2.87 pts
12Florida11.704-3.58 pts
13Georgia11.67-3.15 pts
14South Carolina11.646-2.83 pts
15Louisiana11.634-4.95 pts
15Oregon11.634-4.57 pts
17Kansas11.571-1.47 pts
18Montana11.57-0.61 pts
19Alabama11.522-2.28 pts
20Missouri11.402-3.02 pts
21California11.389-6.92 pts
22Texas11.35-4.49 pts
23Illinois11.249-4.04 pts
24Maryland11.208-4.9 pts
25Virginia11.202-4.33 pts
26Arkansas11.196-2.17 pts
27Wisconsin11.133-2.19 pts
28North Carolina11.096-2.94 pts
29Tennessee11.009-3.3 pts
30Michigan10.973-4.56 pts
31New Mexico10.881-6.29 pts
32Indiana10.804-2.58 pts
33Idaho10.791-1.04 pts
34Nebraska10.75-1.56 pts
34North Dakota10.75-3.97 pts
36Minnesota10.724-3.91 pts
37Maine10.617-4.05 pts
38South Dakota10.608-0.44 pts
39Iowa10.581-1.67 pts
40West Virginia10.52-4.18 pts
41Nevada10.405-11.54 pts
42New York10.237-9.16 pts
43New Jersey10.097-7.55 pts
44New Hampshire10.057-5.08 pts
45Connecticut9.931-6.33 pts
46Massachusetts9.887-6.33 pts
47Hawaii9.618-13.15 pts
48Pennsylvania9.598-6.09 pts
49District of Columbia9.422-11.53 pts
50Vermont9.362-7.42 pts
51Rhode Island9.241-6.81 pts

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About this ranking

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.

A gross flow: jobs added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. 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 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.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (US states by job destruction 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, US states by job destruction 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-destruction-rate/us-states?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. US states by job destruction 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-destruction-rate/us-states?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, US states by job destruction 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-destruction-rate/us-states?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest job destruction rate?

Alaska, with 13.463% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest job destruction rate?

Rhode Island, with 9.241% 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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