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Opening and Closing Rates of Establishments( Q1 2024 – Q4 2024)
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics TABLE 9
Rank
Avg. Quarterly Entry Rate
Avg. Quarterly Exit Rate
Rank
1 Alaska
9.7 %
9.4 %
1
2 Wyoming
8.5 %
8.7 %
2
3 Montana
7.9 %
7.8 %
3
4 Idaho
7.7 %
7.5 %
4
5 Maine
6.8 %
6.8 %
7
6 Vermont
6.8 %
7.0 %
5
7 Rhode Island
6.7 %
6.3 %
11
8 North Dakota
6.6 %
6.5 %
8
9 Arizona
6.6 %
6.4 %
10
10 Utah
6.6 %
6.2 %
13
11 West Virginia
6.4 %
6.3 %
11
12 Colorado
6.3 %
6.8 %
6
13 Maryland
6.3 %
6.0 %
20
14 South Carolina
6.3 %
6.2 %
15
15 South Dakota
6.2 %
6.0 %
21
16 California
6.2 %
6.2 %
13
16 Oregon
6.2 %
6.5 %
9
18 Delaware
6.2 %
6.1 %
18
19 New Hampshire
6.1 %
6.1 %
18
20 Florida
6.1 %
5.8 %
24
21 Louisiana
6.1 %
5.8 %
23
22 New Mexico
6.0 %
6.1 %
16
23 Nevada
6.0 %
5.9 %
22
24 Mississippi
6.0 %
6.1 %
16
25 Georgia
5.9 %
5.7 %
25
26 Oklahoma
5.8 %
5.7 %
28
27 New York
5.8 %
5.4 %
40
27 Virginia
5.8 %
5.5 %
38
29 Washington
5.7 %
5.3 %
42
30 Kansas
5.7 %
5.5 %
35
30 North Carolina
5.7 %
5.7 %
27
32 Alabama
5.7 %
5.6 %
30
33 Missouri
5.6 %
5.6 %
31
34 Connecticut
5.6 %
5.5 %
32
34 Nebraska
5.6 %
5.4 %
39
36 Iowa
5.6 %
5.7 %
25
37 New Jersey
5.6 %
5.5 %
36
38 Tennessee
5.6 %
5.4 %
41
39 Texas
5.6 %
5.2 %
45
40 Minnesota
5.5 %
5.5 %
32
41 Michigan
5.5 %
5.7 %
28
42 Arkansas
5.5 %
5.3 %
44
43 Kentucky
5.4 %
5.5 %
37
44 Hawaii
5.4 %
5.1 %
48
45 Indiana
5.3 %
5.3 %
43
46 Ohio
5.3 %
5.2 %
47
47 Massachusetts
5.3 %
5.5 %
32
47 Wisconsin
5.3 %
5.2 %
46
49 Illinois
5.1 %
5.1 %
48
50 Pennsylvania
5.1 %
4.9 %
50
Dist. of Columbia
5.0 %
5.4 %
United States
5.8 %
5.7 %
Washington had the 29th highest rate of establishment openings and the 9th lowest rate of closings.