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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
2.912 pp
2023 high to low
Spread change
-5.962 pp
narrower since 1978
Highest published rate
56
12.905% / not a quality rank
Closest to U.S.
81
-0.615 pp

Published sector trajectories

Establishment entry rate

Rates remain in their published Census units.
Selected year2023+2.912 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.
81 Other services except public administration
9.993%
-0.615 pp vs U.S.
54 Professional, scientific, and technical services
12.473%
+1.865 pp vs U.S.
1978: 56 22.585%; 81 13.711%; 54 17.593%1979: 56 21.915%; 81 12.738%; 54 17.118%1980: 56 20.339%; 81 11.488%; 54 16.199%1981: 56 19.936%; 81 11.202%; 54 16.522%1982: 56 19.021%; 81 11.394%; 54 16.566%1983: 56 19.507%; 81 12.665%; 54 17.807%1984: 56 19.935%; 81 18.519%; 54 17.282%1985: 56 20.253%; 81 12.816%; 54 17.33%1986: 56 20.569%; 81 12.529%; 54 16.905%1987: 56 20.817%; 81 12.421%; 54 16.441%1988: 56 20.231%; 81 12.07%; 54 16.499%1989: 56 19.555%; 81 11.734%; 54 15.2%1990: 56 18.636%; 81 11.212%; 54 14.562%1991: 56 17.323%; 81 10.443%; 54 14.268%1992: 56 16.555%; 81 10.004%; 54 13.502%1993: 56 16.864%; 81 9.471%; 54 13.697%1994: 56 16.979%; 81 9.561%; 54 13.693%1995: 56 17.501%; 81 9.702%; 54 14.121%1996: 56 17.0%; 81 9.599%; 54 13.997%1997: 56 17.336%; 81 9.46%; 54 14.52%1998: 56 15.857%; 81 9.274%; 54 14.665%1999: 56 14.245%; 81 8.57%; 54 14.037%2000: 56 13.722%; 81 8.325%; 54 13.309%2001: 56 13.938%; 81 8.243%; 54 13.61%2002: 56 14.44%; 81 9.501%; 54 14.006%2003: 56 14.294%; 81 9.107%; 54 13.197%2004: 56 14.824%; 81 8.676%; 54 13.516%2005: 56 14.556%; 81 8.82%; 54 13.187%2006: 56 16.372%; 81 9.1%; 54 14.675%2007: 56 14.562%; 81 9.146%; 54 13.262%2008: 56 13.775%; 81 8.401%; 54 12.077%2009: 56 12.156%; 81 7.557%; 54 11.481%2010: 56 12.189%; 81 7.749%; 54 11.925%2011: 56 12.721%; 81 7.859%; 54 12.233%2012: 56 12.551%; 81 8.138%; 54 12.059%2013: 56 13.072%; 81 7.871%; 54 12.357%2014: 56 12.57%; 81 7.936%; 54 12.432%2015: 56 12.636%; 81 8.013%; 54 12.258%2016: 56 12.969%; 81 8.286%; 54 12.101%2017: 56 11.273%; 81 8.174%; 54 11.217%2018: 56 11.033%; 81 7.97%; 54 11.105%2019: 56 12.127%; 81 8.048%; 54 11.525%2020: 56 12.52%; 81 8.47%; 54 11.947%2021: 56 14.117%; 81 9.587%; 54 13.022%2022: 56 13.598%; 81 10.817%; 54 13.442%2023: 56 12.905%; 81 9.993%; 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
    9.993%
    U.S. gap
    -0.615 pp
    Change
    -3.718 pp
    All-sector rank
    #12 / 19
    Window average
    9.921%
    Above U.S.
    1 / 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 pp81 -0.615 pp54 +1.865 pp
56Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
81Other services except public administration
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 States568154
202310.608%baseline12.905%+2.297 pp9.993%-0.615 pp12.473%+1.865 pp
202211.651%baseline13.598%+1.947 pp10.817%-0.834 pp13.442%+1.791 pp
202110.845%baseline14.117%+3.272 pp9.587%-1.258 pp13.022%+2.177 pp
20209.637%baseline12.52%+2.883 pp8.47%-1.167 pp11.947%+2.31 pp
20199.613%baseline12.127%+2.514 pp8.048%-1.565 pp11.525%+1.912 pp
20189.414%baseline11.033%+1.619 pp7.97%-1.444 pp11.105%+1.691 pp
20179.675%baseline11.273%+1.598 pp8.174%-1.501 pp11.217%+1.542 pp
201610.194%baseline12.969%+2.775 pp8.286%-1.908 pp12.101%+1.907 pp
201510.025%baseline12.636%+2.611 pp8.013%-2.012 pp12.258%+2.233 pp
20149.906%baseline12.57%+2.664 pp7.936%-1.97 pp12.432%+2.526 pp
20139.807%baseline13.072%+3.265 pp7.871%-1.936 pp12.357%+2.55 pp
201210.018%baseline12.551%+2.533 pp8.138%-1.88 pp12.059%+2.041 pp
20119.886%baseline12.721%+2.835 pp7.859%-2.027 pp12.233%+2.347 pp
20109.495%baseline12.189%+2.694 pp7.749%-1.746 pp11.925%+2.43 pp
20099.281%baseline12.156%+2.875 pp7.557%-1.724 pp11.481%+2.2 pp
200810.307%baseline13.775%+3.468 pp8.401%-1.906 pp12.077%+1.77 pp
200711.761%baseline14.562%+2.801 pp9.146%-2.615 pp13.262%+1.501 pp
200612.495%baseline16.372%+3.877 pp9.1%-3.395 pp14.675%+2.18 pp
200511.615%baseline14.556%+2.941 pp8.82%-2.795 pp13.187%+1.572 pp
200411.511%baseline14.824%+3.313 pp8.676%-2.835 pp13.516%+2.005 pp
200311.425%baseline14.294%+2.869 pp9.107%-2.318 pp13.197%+1.772 pp
200211.911%baseline14.44%+2.529 pp9.501%-2.41 pp14.006%+2.095 pp
200110.99%baseline13.938%+2.948 pp8.243%-2.747 pp13.61%+2.62 pp
200010.848%baseline13.722%+2.874 pp8.325%-2.523 pp13.309%+2.461 pp
199911.115%baseline14.245%+3.13 pp8.57%-2.545 pp14.037%+2.922 pp
199811.438%baseline15.857%+4.419 pp9.274%-2.164 pp14.665%+3.227 pp
199712.2%baseline17.336%+5.136 pp9.46%-2.74 pp14.52%+2.32 pp
199611.795%baseline17.0%+5.205 pp9.599%-2.196 pp13.997%+2.202 pp
199512.058%baseline17.501%+5.443 pp9.702%-2.356 pp14.121%+2.063 pp
199411.885%baseline16.979%+5.094 pp9.561%-2.324 pp13.693%+1.808 pp
199311.509%baseline16.864%+5.355 pp9.471%-2.038 pp13.697%+2.188 pp
199211.577%baseline16.555%+4.978 pp10.004%-1.573 pp13.502%+1.925 pp
199112.358%baseline17.323%+4.965 pp10.443%-1.915 pp14.268%+1.91 pp
199012.683%baseline18.636%+5.953 pp11.212%-1.471 pp14.562%+1.879 pp
198913.368%baseline19.555%+6.187 pp11.734%-1.634 pp15.2%+1.832 pp
198813.959%baseline20.231%+6.272 pp12.07%-1.889 pp16.499%+2.54 pp
198714.325%baseline20.817%+6.492 pp12.421%-1.904 pp16.441%+2.116 pp
198614.095%baseline20.569%+6.474 pp12.529%-1.566 pp16.905%+2.81 pp
198513.81%baseline20.253%+6.443 pp12.816%-0.994 pp17.33%+3.52 pp
198414.534%baseline19.935%+5.401 pp18.519%+3.985 pp17.282%+2.748 pp
198313.389%baseline19.507%+6.118 pp12.665%-0.724 pp17.807%+4.418 pp
198212.464%baseline19.021%+6.557 pp11.394%-1.07 pp16.566%+4.102 pp
198112.797%baseline19.936%+7.139 pp11.202%-1.595 pp16.522%+3.725 pp
198012.806%baseline20.339%+7.533 pp11.488%-1.318 pp16.199%+3.393 pp
197913.97%baseline21.915%+7.945 pp12.738%-1.232 pp17.118%+3.148 pp
197815.146%baseline22.585%+7.439 pp13.711%-1.435 pp17.593%+2.447 pp

Research reading

What changed, without assigning cause

01 / Latest spread56 to 81

The selected-sector spread is 2.912 pp in 2023, from 12.905% to 9.993%.

02 / Long-run spreadnarrower by 5.962 pp

The high-to-low spread moved from 8.874 pp in 1978 to 2.912 pp in 2023.

03 / National proximity81 / -0.615 pp

Other services except public administration 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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