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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

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

Workspace

Analyze exact observations

Comparison lens

Entry rate, 1978-2023
Latest spread
4.79 pp
2023 high to low
Spread change
-6.801 pp
narrower since 1978
Highest published rate
56
12.905% / not a quality rank
Closest to U.S.
54
+1.865 pp

Published sector trajectories

Establishment entry rate

Rates remain in their published Census units.
Selected year2023+4.79 pp sector spread
U.S. rate
10.608%
Published national rate
56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
12.905%
+2.297 pp vs U.S.
52 Finance and insurance
8.115%
-2.493 pp vs U.S.
54 Professional, scientific, and technical services
12.473%
+1.865 pp vs U.S.
1978: 56 22.585%; 52 10.994%; 54 17.593%1979: 56 21.915%; 52 11.047%; 54 17.118%1980: 56 20.339%; 52 9.336%; 54 16.199%1981: 56 19.936%; 52 9.767%; 54 16.522%1982: 56 19.021%; 52 8.677%; 54 16.566%1983: 56 19.507%; 52 12.964%; 54 17.807%1984: 56 19.935%; 52 11.694%; 54 17.282%1985: 56 20.253%; 52 11.318%; 54 17.33%1986: 56 20.569%; 52 11.318%; 54 16.905%1987: 56 20.817%; 52 11.937%; 54 16.441%1988: 56 20.231%; 52 12.816%; 54 16.499%1989: 56 19.555%; 52 14.653%; 54 15.2%1990: 56 18.636%; 52 12.15%; 54 14.562%1991: 56 17.323%; 52 17.192%; 54 14.268%1992: 56 16.555%; 52 10.408%; 54 13.502%1993: 56 16.864%; 52 10.238%; 54 13.697%1994: 56 16.979%; 52 12.878%; 54 13.693%1995: 56 17.501%; 52 11.048%; 54 14.121%1996: 56 17.0%; 52 11.048%; 54 13.997%1997: 56 17.336%; 52 13.444%; 54 14.52%1998: 56 15.857%; 52 12.667%; 54 14.665%1999: 56 14.245%; 52 13.06%; 54 14.037%2000: 56 13.722%; 52 12.94%; 54 13.309%2001: 56 13.938%; 52 13.049%; 54 13.61%2002: 56 14.44%; 52 13.349%; 54 14.006%2003: 56 14.294%; 52 12.933%; 54 13.197%2004: 56 14.824%; 52 12.299%; 54 13.516%2005: 56 14.556%; 52 13.222%; 54 13.187%2006: 56 16.372%; 52 14.192%; 54 14.675%2007: 56 14.562%; 52 13.118%; 54 13.262%2008: 56 13.775%; 52 10.43%; 54 12.077%2009: 56 12.156%; 52 8.909%; 54 11.481%2010: 56 12.189%; 52 8.711%; 54 11.925%2011: 56 12.721%; 52 8.511%; 54 12.233%2012: 56 12.551%; 52 9.667%; 54 12.059%2013: 56 13.072%; 52 8.019%; 54 12.357%2014: 56 12.57%; 52 8.67%; 54 12.432%2015: 56 12.636%; 52 8.822%; 54 12.258%2016: 56 12.969%; 52 9.585%; 54 12.101%2017: 56 11.273%; 52 7.745%; 54 11.217%2018: 56 11.033%; 52 8.396%; 54 11.105%2019: 56 12.127%; 52 8.09%; 54 11.525%2020: 56 12.52%; 52 7.455%; 54 11.947%2021: 56 14.117%; 52 9.136%; 54 13.022%2022: 56 13.598%; 52 9.399%; 54 13.442%2023: 56 12.905%; 52 8.115%; 54 12.473%
46 annual observationsPublished rates + U.S. contextNo interpolation

Selected-sector ledger

2023 position and window history

  1. Latest
    12.905%
    U.S. gap
    +2.297 pp
    Change
    -9.68 pp
    All-sector rank
    #4 / 19
    Window average
    15.91%
    Above U.S.
    46 / 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
  3. Latest
    12.473%
    U.S. gap
    +1.865 pp
    Change
    -5.12 pp
    All-sector rank
    #6 / 19
    Window average
    14.02%
    Above U.S.
    46 / 46 years

Relative regime strip

Annual distance from the U.S. rate

Above U.S.Below U.S.
Selected year2023
56 +2.297 pp52 -2.493 pp54 +1.865 pp
56Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
52Finance and insurance
54Professional, scientific, and technical services
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 States565254
202310.608%baseline12.905%+2.297 pp8.115%-2.493 pp12.473%+1.865 pp
202211.651%baseline13.598%+1.947 pp9.399%-2.252 pp13.442%+1.791 pp
202110.845%baseline14.117%+3.272 pp9.136%-1.709 pp13.022%+2.177 pp
20209.637%baseline12.52%+2.883 pp7.455%-2.182 pp11.947%+2.31 pp
20199.613%baseline12.127%+2.514 pp8.09%-1.523 pp11.525%+1.912 pp
20189.414%baseline11.033%+1.619 pp8.396%-1.018 pp11.105%+1.691 pp
20179.675%baseline11.273%+1.598 pp7.745%-1.93 pp11.217%+1.542 pp
201610.194%baseline12.969%+2.775 pp9.585%-0.609 pp12.101%+1.907 pp
201510.025%baseline12.636%+2.611 pp8.822%-1.203 pp12.258%+2.233 pp
20149.906%baseline12.57%+2.664 pp8.67%-1.236 pp12.432%+2.526 pp
20139.807%baseline13.072%+3.265 pp8.019%-1.788 pp12.357%+2.55 pp
201210.018%baseline12.551%+2.533 pp9.667%-0.351 pp12.059%+2.041 pp
20119.886%baseline12.721%+2.835 pp8.511%-1.375 pp12.233%+2.347 pp
20109.495%baseline12.189%+2.694 pp8.711%-0.784 pp11.925%+2.43 pp
20099.281%baseline12.156%+2.875 pp8.909%-0.372 pp11.481%+2.2 pp
200810.307%baseline13.775%+3.468 pp10.43%+0.123 pp12.077%+1.77 pp
200711.761%baseline14.562%+2.801 pp13.118%+1.357 pp13.262%+1.501 pp
200612.495%baseline16.372%+3.877 pp14.192%+1.697 pp14.675%+2.18 pp
200511.615%baseline14.556%+2.941 pp13.222%+1.607 pp13.187%+1.572 pp
200411.511%baseline14.824%+3.313 pp12.299%+0.788 pp13.516%+2.005 pp
200311.425%baseline14.294%+2.869 pp12.933%+1.508 pp13.197%+1.772 pp
200211.911%baseline14.44%+2.529 pp13.349%+1.438 pp14.006%+2.095 pp
200110.99%baseline13.938%+2.948 pp13.049%+2.059 pp13.61%+2.62 pp
200010.848%baseline13.722%+2.874 pp12.94%+2.092 pp13.309%+2.461 pp
199911.115%baseline14.245%+3.13 pp13.06%+1.945 pp14.037%+2.922 pp
199811.438%baseline15.857%+4.419 pp12.667%+1.229 pp14.665%+3.227 pp
199712.2%baseline17.336%+5.136 pp13.444%+1.244 pp14.52%+2.32 pp
199611.795%baseline17.0%+5.205 pp11.048%-0.747 pp13.997%+2.202 pp
199512.058%baseline17.501%+5.443 pp11.048%-1.01 pp14.121%+2.063 pp
199411.885%baseline16.979%+5.094 pp12.878%+0.993 pp13.693%+1.808 pp
199311.509%baseline16.864%+5.355 pp10.238%-1.271 pp13.697%+2.188 pp
199211.577%baseline16.555%+4.978 pp10.408%-1.169 pp13.502%+1.925 pp
199112.358%baseline17.323%+4.965 pp17.192%+4.834 pp14.268%+1.91 pp
199012.683%baseline18.636%+5.953 pp12.15%-0.533 pp14.562%+1.879 pp
198913.368%baseline19.555%+6.187 pp14.653%+1.285 pp15.2%+1.832 pp
198813.959%baseline20.231%+6.272 pp12.816%-1.143 pp16.499%+2.54 pp
198714.325%baseline20.817%+6.492 pp11.937%-2.388 pp16.441%+2.116 pp
198614.095%baseline20.569%+6.474 pp11.318%-2.777 pp16.905%+2.81 pp
198513.81%baseline20.253%+6.443 pp11.318%-2.492 pp17.33%+3.52 pp
198414.534%baseline19.935%+5.401 pp11.694%-2.84 pp17.282%+2.748 pp
198313.389%baseline19.507%+6.118 pp12.964%-0.425 pp17.807%+4.418 pp
198212.464%baseline19.021%+6.557 pp8.677%-3.787 pp16.566%+4.102 pp
198112.797%baseline19.936%+7.139 pp9.767%-3.03 pp16.522%+3.725 pp
198012.806%baseline20.339%+7.533 pp9.336%-3.47 pp16.199%+3.393 pp
197913.97%baseline21.915%+7.945 pp11.047%-2.923 pp17.118%+3.148 pp
197815.146%baseline22.585%+7.439 pp10.994%-4.152 pp17.593%+2.447 pp

Research reading

What changed, without assigning cause

01 / Latest spread56 to 52

The selected-sector spread is 4.79 pp in 2023, from 12.905% to 8.115%.

02 / Long-run spreadnarrower by 6.801 pp

The high-to-low spread moved from 11.591 pp in 1978 to 4.79 pp in 2023.

03 / National proximity54 / +1.865 pp

Professional, scientific, and technical services 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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