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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

Unrecognized comparison filters were replaced with the nearest valid BDS state.

Workspace

Analyze exact observations

Comparison lens

Entry rate, 1978-2023
Latest spread
2.849 pp
2023 high to low
Spread change
-0.139 pp
narrower since 1978
Highest published rate
52
8.115% / not a quality rank
Closest to U.S.
52
-2.493 pp

Published sector trajectories

Establishment entry rate

Rates remain in their published Census units.
Selected year2023+2.849 pp sector spread
U.S. rate
10.608%
Published national rate
22 Utilities
5.266%
-5.342 pp vs U.S.
52 Finance and insurance
8.115%
-2.493 pp vs U.S.
1978: 22 8.006%; 52 10.994%1979: 22 6.596%; 52 11.047%1980: 22 4.733%; 52 9.336%1981: 22 5.136%; 52 9.767%1982: 22 3.778%; 52 8.677%1983: 22 4.911%; 52 12.964%1984: 22 5.974%; 52 11.694%1985: 22 5.248%; 52 11.318%1986: 22 6.347%; 52 11.318%1987: 22 5.294%; 52 11.937%1988: 22 7.523%; 52 12.816%1989: 22 6.343%; 52 14.653%1990: 22 7.431%; 52 12.15%1991: 22 9.16%; 52 17.192%1992: 22 8.387%; 52 10.408%1993: 22 6.427%; 52 10.238%1994: 22 5.835%; 52 12.878%1995: 22 6.797%; 52 11.048%1996: 22 8.11%; 52 11.048%1997: 22 6.121%; 52 13.444%1998: 22 9.203%; 52 12.667%1999: 22 9.838%; 52 13.06%2000: 22 9.67%; 52 12.94%2001: 22 8.952%; 52 13.049%2002: 22 7.503%; 52 13.349%2003: 22 8.47%; 52 12.933%2004: 22 6.886%; 52 12.299%2005: 22 6.14%; 52 13.222%2006: 22 6.709%; 52 14.192%2007: 22 6.413%; 52 13.118%2008: 22 8.1%; 52 10.43%2009: 22 7.736%; 52 8.909%2010: 22 6.549%; 52 8.711%2011: 22 5.769%; 52 8.511%2012: 22 5.447%; 52 9.667%2013: 22 5.741%; 52 8.019%2014: 22 4.952%; 52 8.67%2015: 22 5.463%; 52 8.822%2016: 22 6.103%; 52 9.585%2017: 22 6.097%; 52 7.745%2018: 22 10.765%; 52 8.396%2019: 22 5.085%; 52 8.09%2020: 22 5.005%; 52 7.455%2021: 22 6.66%; 52 9.136%2022: 22 7.818%; 52 9.399%2023: 22 5.266%; 52 8.115%
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
    8.115%
    U.S. gap
    -2.493 pp
    Change
    -2.879 pp
    All-sector rank
    #14 / 19
    Window average
    10.987%
    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 pp52 -2.493 pp
22Utilities
52Finance and insurance
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 States2252
202310.608%baseline5.266%-5.342 pp8.115%-2.493 pp
202211.651%baseline7.818%-3.833 pp9.399%-2.252 pp
202110.845%baseline6.66%-4.185 pp9.136%-1.709 pp
20209.637%baseline5.005%-4.632 pp7.455%-2.182 pp
20199.613%baseline5.085%-4.528 pp8.09%-1.523 pp
20189.414%baseline10.765%+1.351 pp8.396%-1.018 pp
20179.675%baseline6.097%-3.578 pp7.745%-1.93 pp
201610.194%baseline6.103%-4.091 pp9.585%-0.609 pp
201510.025%baseline5.463%-4.562 pp8.822%-1.203 pp
20149.906%baseline4.952%-4.954 pp8.67%-1.236 pp
20139.807%baseline5.741%-4.066 pp8.019%-1.788 pp
201210.018%baseline5.447%-4.571 pp9.667%-0.351 pp
20119.886%baseline5.769%-4.117 pp8.511%-1.375 pp
20109.495%baseline6.549%-2.946 pp8.711%-0.784 pp
20099.281%baseline7.736%-1.545 pp8.909%-0.372 pp
200810.307%baseline8.1%-2.207 pp10.43%+0.123 pp
200711.761%baseline6.413%-5.348 pp13.118%+1.357 pp
200612.495%baseline6.709%-5.786 pp14.192%+1.697 pp
200511.615%baseline6.14%-5.475 pp13.222%+1.607 pp
200411.511%baseline6.886%-4.625 pp12.299%+0.788 pp
200311.425%baseline8.47%-2.955 pp12.933%+1.508 pp
200211.911%baseline7.503%-4.408 pp13.349%+1.438 pp
200110.99%baseline8.952%-2.038 pp13.049%+2.059 pp
200010.848%baseline9.67%-1.178 pp12.94%+2.092 pp
199911.115%baseline9.838%-1.277 pp13.06%+1.945 pp
199811.438%baseline9.203%-2.235 pp12.667%+1.229 pp
199712.2%baseline6.121%-6.079 pp13.444%+1.244 pp
199611.795%baseline8.11%-3.685 pp11.048%-0.747 pp
199512.058%baseline6.797%-5.261 pp11.048%-1.01 pp
199411.885%baseline5.835%-6.05 pp12.878%+0.993 pp
199311.509%baseline6.427%-5.082 pp10.238%-1.271 pp
199211.577%baseline8.387%-3.19 pp10.408%-1.169 pp
199112.358%baseline9.16%-3.198 pp17.192%+4.834 pp
199012.683%baseline7.431%-5.252 pp12.15%-0.533 pp
198913.368%baseline6.343%-7.025 pp14.653%+1.285 pp
198813.959%baseline7.523%-6.436 pp12.816%-1.143 pp
198714.325%baseline5.294%-9.031 pp11.937%-2.388 pp
198614.095%baseline6.347%-7.748 pp11.318%-2.777 pp
198513.81%baseline5.248%-8.562 pp11.318%-2.492 pp
198414.534%baseline5.974%-8.56 pp11.694%-2.84 pp
198313.389%baseline4.911%-8.478 pp12.964%-0.425 pp
198212.464%baseline3.778%-8.686 pp8.677%-3.787 pp
198112.797%baseline5.136%-7.661 pp9.767%-3.03 pp
198012.806%baseline4.733%-8.073 pp9.336%-3.47 pp
197913.97%baseline6.596%-7.374 pp11.047%-2.923 pp
197815.146%baseline8.006%-7.14 pp10.994%-4.152 pp

Research reading

What changed, without assigning cause

01 / Latest spread52 to 22

The selected-sector spread is 2.849 pp in 2023, from 8.115% to 5.266%.

02 / Long-run spreadnarrower by 0.139 pp

The high-to-low spread moved from 2.988 pp in 1978 to 2.849 pp in 2023.

03 / National proximity52 / -2.493 pp

Finance and insurance 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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