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Sector Dynamics Comparison Studio

Compare sector entry, exit, and employment histories against national Business Dynamics Statistics. All comparisons retain the published year, rate, denominator, and population.

Sector universe
19
complete two-digit histories
Annual coverage
1978-2023
46 common years
Published measures
6
5,520 exact observations
Comparison limit
2-4
sectors plus U.S. baseline
Common years1978-2023 for every sector
Comparable unitspublished BDS percentages
Source custodyU.S. Census Bureau

Ranks describe rate magnitude, not competitive quality.

Longitudinal comparison workspace

Cross-sector trajectories without a composite score

138 displayed sector and national values across 46 exact BDS years.
Entering establishments as a share of the Census BDS establishment denominator.
Sector selection 2 / 4

Period

Workspace

Analyze exact observations

Comparison lens

Entry rate, 1978-2023
Latest spread
4.17 pp
2023 high to low
Spread change
-3.977 pp
narrower since 1978
Highest published rate
21
9.436% / not a quality rank
Closest to U.S.
21
-1.172 pp

Published sector trajectories

Establishment entry rate

Rates remain in their published Census units.
Selected year2023+4.17 pp sector spread
U.S. rate
10.608%
Published national rate
22 Utilities
5.266%
-5.342 pp vs U.S.
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
9.436%
-1.172 pp vs U.S.
1978: 22 8.006%; 21 16.153%1979: 22 6.596%; 21 16.735%1980: 22 4.733%; 21 16.524%1981: 22 5.136%; 21 21.609%1982: 22 3.778%; 21 21.536%1983: 22 4.911%; 21 13.338%1984: 22 5.974%; 21 13.982%1985: 22 5.248%; 21 13.413%1986: 22 6.347%; 21 11.266%1987: 22 5.294%; 21 11.573%1988: 22 7.523%; 21 12.778%1989: 22 6.343%; 21 11.264%1990: 22 7.431%; 21 11.651%1991: 22 9.16%; 21 11.619%1992: 22 8.387%; 21 10.406%1993: 22 6.427%; 21 10.785%1994: 22 5.835%; 21 10.565%1995: 22 6.797%; 21 9.619%1996: 22 8.11%; 21 9.492%1997: 22 6.121%; 21 10.873%1998: 22 9.203%; 21 9.835%1999: 22 9.838%; 21 8.582%2000: 22 9.67%; 21 9.99%2001: 22 8.952%; 21 10.794%2002: 22 7.503%; 21 11.787%2003: 22 8.47%; 21 8.737%2004: 22 6.886%; 21 9.85%2005: 22 6.14%; 21 10.274%2006: 22 6.709%; 21 13.076%2007: 22 6.413%; 21 14.339%2008: 22 8.1%; 21 11.258%2009: 22 7.736%; 21 10.507%2010: 22 6.549%; 21 9.38%2011: 22 5.769%; 21 11.194%2012: 22 5.447%; 21 11.613%2013: 22 5.741%; 21 10.199%2014: 22 4.952%; 21 10.658%2015: 22 5.463%; 21 10.439%2016: 22 6.103%; 21 7.526%2017: 22 6.097%; 21 9.947%2018: 22 10.765%; 21 9.332%2019: 22 5.085%; 21 9.449%2020: 22 5.005%; 21 8.153%2021: 22 6.66%; 21 7.011%2022: 22 7.818%; 21 9.652%2023: 22 5.266%; 21 9.436%
46 annual observationsPublished rates + U.S. contextNo interpolation

Selected-sector ledger

2023 position and window history

  1. Latest
    5.266%
    U.S. gap
    -5.342 pp
    Change
    -2.74 pp
    All-sector rank
    #19 / 19
    Window average
    6.75%
    Above U.S.
    1 / 46 years
  2. Latest
    9.436%
    U.S. gap
    -1.172 pp
    Change
    -6.717 pp
    All-sector rank
    #13 / 19
    Window average
    11.483%
    Above U.S.
    15 / 46 years

Relative regime strip

Annual distance from the U.S. rate

Above U.S.Below U.S.
Selected year2023
22 -5.342 pp21 -1.172 pp
22Utilities
21Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
197820002023

Exact annual comparison

Published rates and same-year U.S. gaps

46 annual rows
Establishment entry rate for the United States and selected Census BDS sectors.
YearUnited States2221
202310.608%baseline5.266%-5.342 pp9.436%-1.172 pp
202211.651%baseline7.818%-3.833 pp9.652%-1.999 pp
202110.845%baseline6.66%-4.185 pp7.011%-3.834 pp
20209.637%baseline5.005%-4.632 pp8.153%-1.484 pp
20199.613%baseline5.085%-4.528 pp9.449%-0.164 pp
20189.414%baseline10.765%+1.351 pp9.332%-0.082 pp
20179.675%baseline6.097%-3.578 pp9.947%+0.272 pp
201610.194%baseline6.103%-4.091 pp7.526%-2.668 pp
201510.025%baseline5.463%-4.562 pp10.439%+0.414 pp
20149.906%baseline4.952%-4.954 pp10.658%+0.752 pp
20139.807%baseline5.741%-4.066 pp10.199%+0.392 pp
201210.018%baseline5.447%-4.571 pp11.613%+1.595 pp
20119.886%baseline5.769%-4.117 pp11.194%+1.308 pp
20109.495%baseline6.549%-2.946 pp9.38%-0.115 pp
20099.281%baseline7.736%-1.545 pp10.507%+1.226 pp
200810.307%baseline8.1%-2.207 pp11.258%+0.951 pp
200711.761%baseline6.413%-5.348 pp14.339%+2.578 pp
200612.495%baseline6.709%-5.786 pp13.076%+0.581 pp
200511.615%baseline6.14%-5.475 pp10.274%-1.341 pp
200411.511%baseline6.886%-4.625 pp9.85%-1.661 pp
200311.425%baseline8.47%-2.955 pp8.737%-2.688 pp
200211.911%baseline7.503%-4.408 pp11.787%-0.124 pp
200110.99%baseline8.952%-2.038 pp10.794%-0.196 pp
200010.848%baseline9.67%-1.178 pp9.99%-0.858 pp
199911.115%baseline9.838%-1.277 pp8.582%-2.533 pp
199811.438%baseline9.203%-2.235 pp9.835%-1.603 pp
199712.2%baseline6.121%-6.079 pp10.873%-1.327 pp
199611.795%baseline8.11%-3.685 pp9.492%-2.303 pp
199512.058%baseline6.797%-5.261 pp9.619%-2.439 pp
199411.885%baseline5.835%-6.05 pp10.565%-1.32 pp
199311.509%baseline6.427%-5.082 pp10.785%-0.724 pp
199211.577%baseline8.387%-3.19 pp10.406%-1.171 pp
199112.358%baseline9.16%-3.198 pp11.619%-0.739 pp
199012.683%baseline7.431%-5.252 pp11.651%-1.032 pp
198913.368%baseline6.343%-7.025 pp11.264%-2.104 pp
198813.959%baseline7.523%-6.436 pp12.778%-1.181 pp
198714.325%baseline5.294%-9.031 pp11.573%-2.752 pp
198614.095%baseline6.347%-7.748 pp11.266%-2.829 pp
198513.81%baseline5.248%-8.562 pp13.413%-0.397 pp
198414.534%baseline5.974%-8.56 pp13.982%-0.552 pp
198313.389%baseline4.911%-8.478 pp13.338%-0.051 pp
198212.464%baseline3.778%-8.686 pp21.536%+9.072 pp
198112.797%baseline5.136%-7.661 pp21.609%+8.812 pp
198012.806%baseline4.733%-8.073 pp16.524%+3.718 pp
197913.97%baseline6.596%-7.374 pp16.735%+2.765 pp
197815.146%baseline8.006%-7.14 pp16.153%+1.007 pp

Research reading

What changed, without assigning cause

01 / Latest spread21 to 22

The selected-sector spread is 4.17 pp in 2023, from 9.436% to 5.266%.

02 / Long-run spreadnarrower by 3.977 pp

The high-to-low spread moved from 8.147 pp in 1978 to 4.17 pp in 2023.

03 / National proximity21 / -1.172 pp

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction is closest to the national rate in the final selected year. This is descriptive proximity, not a competitive assessment.

Cross-sector Business Dynamics Statistics comparisons are descriptive rate differences within published Census sector universes. A higher rate or rank is not a quality score, and the comparison does not establish concentration, market power, a legal antitrust market, or the cause of entry, exit, job creation, job destruction, or reallocation.

Interpretation boundary

A comparison of flows, not a verdict on competition.

Business Dynamics Statistics describe establishment and job-flow activity in broad Census sectors. Cross-sector differences can frame research questions, but product-market definition, concentration, conduct, entry conditions, and causal identification require separate evidence.

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