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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

184 displayed sector and national values across 46 exact BDS years.
Entering establishments as a share of the Census BDS establishment denominator.
Sector selection 3 / 4

Period

Workspace

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Comparison lens

Entry rate, 1978-2023
Latest spread
7.75 pp
2023 high to low
Spread change
-6.435 pp
narrower since 1978
Highest published rate
23
13.016% / not a quality rank
Closest to U.S.
23
+2.408 pp

Published sector trajectories

Establishment entry rate

Rates remain in their published Census units.
Selected year2023+7.75 pp sector spread
U.S. rate
10.608%
Published national rate
22 Utilities
5.266%
-5.342 pp vs U.S.
42 Wholesale trade
6.719%
-3.889 pp vs U.S.
23 Construction
13.016%
+2.408 pp vs U.S.
1978: 22 8.006%; 42 12.803%; 23 22.191%1979: 22 6.596%; 42 11.26%; 23 19.11%1980: 22 4.733%; 42 10.808%; 23 15.879%1981: 22 5.136%; 42 11.67%; 23 14.273%1982: 22 3.778%; 42 11.26%; 23 13.25%1983: 22 4.911%; 42 11.11%; 23 16.033%1984: 22 5.974%; 42 11.51%; 23 19.656%1985: 22 5.248%; 42 11.54%; 23 19.127%1986: 22 6.347%; 42 11.899%; 23 18.31%1987: 22 5.294%; 42 12.188%; 23 18.84%1988: 22 7.523%; 42 11.895%; 23 16.859%1989: 22 6.343%; 42 11.411%; 23 15.866%1990: 22 7.431%; 42 11.059%; 23 15.859%1991: 22 9.16%; 42 11.146%; 23 13.692%1992: 22 8.387%; 42 10.423%; 23 14.348%1993: 22 6.427%; 42 10.471%; 23 15.651%1994: 22 5.835%; 42 10.617%; 23 16.161%1995: 22 6.797%; 42 10.815%; 23 16.459%1996: 22 8.11%; 42 11.038%; 23 14.781%1997: 22 6.121%; 42 10.54%; 23 14.799%1998: 22 9.203%; 42 10.008%; 23 13.828%1999: 22 9.838%; 42 9.092%; 23 13.767%2000: 22 9.67%; 42 9.48%; 23 12.972%2001: 22 8.952%; 42 9.797%; 23 12.461%2002: 22 7.503%; 42 9.593%; 23 13.395%2003: 22 8.47%; 42 9.347%; 23 14.38%2004: 22 6.886%; 42 9.446%; 23 15.954%2005: 22 6.14%; 42 8.901%; 23 15.75%2006: 22 6.709%; 42 9.732%; 23 16.686%2007: 22 6.413%; 42 9.066%; 23 14.166%2008: 22 8.1%; 42 8.657%; 23 11.821%2009: 22 7.736%; 42 7.534%; 23 9.919%2010: 22 6.549%; 42 7.958%; 23 11.834%2011: 22 5.769%; 42 8.329%; 23 13.225%2012: 22 5.447%; 42 8.029%; 23 13.82%2013: 22 5.741%; 42 8.021%; 23 12.78%2014: 22 4.952%; 42 7.64%; 23 13.094%2015: 22 5.463%; 42 7.551%; 23 13.22%2016: 22 6.103%; 42 7.442%; 23 13.35%2017: 22 6.097%; 42 7.192%; 23 12.695%2018: 22 10.765%; 42 6.714%; 23 12.776%2019: 22 5.085%; 42 6.664%; 23 12.93%2020: 22 5.005%; 42 6.416%; 23 12.454%2021: 22 6.66%; 42 7.234%; 23 13.613%2022: 22 7.818%; 42 7.828%; 23 14.08%2023: 22 5.266%; 42 6.719%; 23 13.016%
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
    6.719%
    U.S. gap
    -3.889 pp
    Change
    -6.084 pp
    All-sector rank
    #17 / 19
    Window average
    9.562%
    Above U.S.
    0 / 46 years
  3. Latest
    13.016%
    U.S. gap
    +2.408 pp
    Change
    -9.175 pp
    All-sector rank
    #3 / 19
    Window average
    14.764%
    Above U.S.
    46 / 46 years

Relative regime strip

Annual distance from the U.S. rate

Above U.S.Below U.S.
Selected year2023
22 -5.342 pp42 -3.889 pp23 +2.408 pp
22Utilities
42Wholesale trade
23Construction
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 States224223
202310.608%baseline5.266%-5.342 pp6.719%-3.889 pp13.016%+2.408 pp
202211.651%baseline7.818%-3.833 pp7.828%-3.823 pp14.08%+2.429 pp
202110.845%baseline6.66%-4.185 pp7.234%-3.611 pp13.613%+2.768 pp
20209.637%baseline5.005%-4.632 pp6.416%-3.221 pp12.454%+2.817 pp
20199.613%baseline5.085%-4.528 pp6.664%-2.949 pp12.93%+3.317 pp
20189.414%baseline10.765%+1.351 pp6.714%-2.7 pp12.776%+3.362 pp
20179.675%baseline6.097%-3.578 pp7.192%-2.483 pp12.695%+3.02 pp
201610.194%baseline6.103%-4.091 pp7.442%-2.752 pp13.35%+3.156 pp
201510.025%baseline5.463%-4.562 pp7.551%-2.474 pp13.22%+3.195 pp
20149.906%baseline4.952%-4.954 pp7.64%-2.266 pp13.094%+3.188 pp
20139.807%baseline5.741%-4.066 pp8.021%-1.786 pp12.78%+2.973 pp
201210.018%baseline5.447%-4.571 pp8.029%-1.989 pp13.82%+3.802 pp
20119.886%baseline5.769%-4.117 pp8.329%-1.557 pp13.225%+3.339 pp
20109.495%baseline6.549%-2.946 pp7.958%-1.537 pp11.834%+2.339 pp
20099.281%baseline7.736%-1.545 pp7.534%-1.747 pp9.919%+0.638 pp
200810.307%baseline8.1%-2.207 pp8.657%-1.65 pp11.821%+1.514 pp
200711.761%baseline6.413%-5.348 pp9.066%-2.695 pp14.166%+2.405 pp
200612.495%baseline6.709%-5.786 pp9.732%-2.763 pp16.686%+4.191 pp
200511.615%baseline6.14%-5.475 pp8.901%-2.714 pp15.75%+4.135 pp
200411.511%baseline6.886%-4.625 pp9.446%-2.065 pp15.954%+4.443 pp
200311.425%baseline8.47%-2.955 pp9.347%-2.078 pp14.38%+2.955 pp
200211.911%baseline7.503%-4.408 pp9.593%-2.318 pp13.395%+1.484 pp
200110.99%baseline8.952%-2.038 pp9.797%-1.193 pp12.461%+1.471 pp
200010.848%baseline9.67%-1.178 pp9.48%-1.368 pp12.972%+2.124 pp
199911.115%baseline9.838%-1.277 pp9.092%-2.023 pp13.767%+2.652 pp
199811.438%baseline9.203%-2.235 pp10.008%-1.43 pp13.828%+2.39 pp
199712.2%baseline6.121%-6.079 pp10.54%-1.66 pp14.799%+2.599 pp
199611.795%baseline8.11%-3.685 pp11.038%-0.757 pp14.781%+2.986 pp
199512.058%baseline6.797%-5.261 pp10.815%-1.243 pp16.459%+4.401 pp
199411.885%baseline5.835%-6.05 pp10.617%-1.268 pp16.161%+4.276 pp
199311.509%baseline6.427%-5.082 pp10.471%-1.038 pp15.651%+4.142 pp
199211.577%baseline8.387%-3.19 pp10.423%-1.154 pp14.348%+2.771 pp
199112.358%baseline9.16%-3.198 pp11.146%-1.212 pp13.692%+1.334 pp
199012.683%baseline7.431%-5.252 pp11.059%-1.624 pp15.859%+3.176 pp
198913.368%baseline6.343%-7.025 pp11.411%-1.957 pp15.866%+2.498 pp
198813.959%baseline7.523%-6.436 pp11.895%-2.064 pp16.859%+2.9 pp
198714.325%baseline5.294%-9.031 pp12.188%-2.137 pp18.84%+4.515 pp
198614.095%baseline6.347%-7.748 pp11.899%-2.196 pp18.31%+4.215 pp
198513.81%baseline5.248%-8.562 pp11.54%-2.27 pp19.127%+5.317 pp
198414.534%baseline5.974%-8.56 pp11.51%-3.024 pp19.656%+5.122 pp
198313.389%baseline4.911%-8.478 pp11.11%-2.279 pp16.033%+2.644 pp
198212.464%baseline3.778%-8.686 pp11.26%-1.204 pp13.25%+0.786 pp
198112.797%baseline5.136%-7.661 pp11.67%-1.127 pp14.273%+1.476 pp
198012.806%baseline4.733%-8.073 pp10.808%-1.998 pp15.879%+3.073 pp
197913.97%baseline6.596%-7.374 pp11.26%-2.71 pp19.11%+5.14 pp
197815.146%baseline8.006%-7.14 pp12.803%-2.343 pp22.191%+7.045 pp

Research reading

What changed, without assigning cause

01 / Latest spread23 to 22

The selected-sector spread is 7.75 pp in 2023, from 13.016% to 5.266%.

02 / Long-run spreadnarrower by 6.435 pp

The high-to-low spread moved from 14.185 pp in 1978 to 7.75 pp in 2023.

03 / National proximity23 / +2.408 pp

Construction 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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