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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

Analyze exact observations

Comparison lens

Entry rate, 1978-2023
Latest spread
3.859 pp
2023 high to low
Spread change
+2.05 pp
wider since 1978
Highest published rate
51
10.578% / not a quality rank
Closest to U.S.
51
-0.03 pp

Published sector trajectories

Establishment entry rate

Rates remain in their published Census units.
Selected year2023+3.859 pp sector spread
U.S. rate
10.608%
Published national rate
42 Wholesale trade
6.719%
-3.889 pp vs U.S.
52 Finance and insurance
8.115%
-2.493 pp vs U.S.
51 Information
10.578%
-0.03 pp vs U.S.
1978: 42 12.803%; 52 10.994%; 51 12.773%1979: 42 11.26%; 52 11.047%; 51 12.581%1980: 42 10.808%; 52 9.336%; 51 12.761%1981: 42 11.67%; 52 9.767%; 51 13.677%1982: 42 11.26%; 52 8.677%; 51 13.087%1983: 42 11.11%; 52 12.964%; 51 13.68%1984: 42 11.51%; 52 11.694%; 51 18.676%1985: 42 11.54%; 52 11.318%; 51 14.773%1986: 42 11.899%; 52 11.318%; 51 13.724%1987: 42 12.188%; 52 11.937%; 51 16.056%1988: 42 11.895%; 52 12.816%; 51 14.189%1989: 42 11.411%; 52 14.653%; 51 16.83%1990: 42 11.059%; 52 12.15%; 51 13.806%1991: 42 11.146%; 52 17.192%; 51 17.385%1992: 42 10.423%; 52 10.408%; 51 12.862%1993: 42 10.471%; 52 10.238%; 51 12.635%1994: 42 10.617%; 52 12.878%; 51 13.708%1995: 42 10.815%; 52 11.048%; 51 14.5%1996: 42 11.038%; 52 11.048%; 51 16.133%1997: 42 10.54%; 52 13.444%; 51 15.01%1998: 42 10.008%; 52 12.667%; 51 16.975%1999: 42 9.092%; 52 13.06%; 51 16.724%2000: 42 9.48%; 52 12.94%; 51 17.825%2001: 42 9.797%; 52 13.049%; 51 19.498%2002: 42 9.593%; 52 13.349%; 51 17.388%2003: 42 9.347%; 52 12.933%; 51 14.095%2004: 42 9.446%; 52 12.299%; 51 14.862%2005: 42 8.901%; 52 13.222%; 51 12.513%2006: 42 9.732%; 52 14.192%; 51 14.368%2007: 42 9.066%; 52 13.118%; 51 13.457%2008: 42 8.657%; 52 10.43%; 51 12.521%2009: 42 7.534%; 52 8.909%; 51 13.043%2010: 42 7.958%; 52 8.711%; 51 10.616%2011: 42 8.329%; 52 8.511%; 51 13.421%2012: 42 8.029%; 52 9.667%; 51 11.604%2013: 42 8.021%; 52 8.019%; 51 11.752%2014: 42 7.64%; 52 8.67%; 51 14.337%2015: 42 7.551%; 52 8.822%; 51 10.801%2016: 42 7.442%; 52 9.585%; 51 13.126%2017: 42 7.192%; 52 7.745%; 51 11.718%2018: 42 6.714%; 52 8.396%; 51 10.825%2019: 42 6.664%; 52 8.09%; 51 11.635%2020: 42 6.416%; 52 7.455%; 51 9.985%2021: 42 7.234%; 52 9.136%; 51 11.695%2022: 42 7.828%; 52 9.399%; 51 12.585%2023: 42 6.719%; 52 8.115%; 51 10.578%
46 annual observationsPublished rates + U.S. contextNo interpolation

Selected-sector ledger

2023 position and window history

  1. 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
  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
    10.578%
    U.S. gap
    -0.03 pp
    Change
    -2.195 pp
    All-sector rank
    #11 / 19
    Window average
    13.843%
    Above U.S.
    41 / 46 years

Relative regime strip

Annual distance from the U.S. rate

Above U.S.Below U.S.
Selected year2023
42 -3.889 pp52 -2.493 pp51 -0.03 pp
42Wholesale trade
52Finance and insurance
51Information
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 States425251
202310.608%baseline6.719%-3.889 pp8.115%-2.493 pp10.578%-0.03 pp
202211.651%baseline7.828%-3.823 pp9.399%-2.252 pp12.585%+0.934 pp
202110.845%baseline7.234%-3.611 pp9.136%-1.709 pp11.695%+0.85 pp
20209.637%baseline6.416%-3.221 pp7.455%-2.182 pp9.985%+0.348 pp
20199.613%baseline6.664%-2.949 pp8.09%-1.523 pp11.635%+2.022 pp
20189.414%baseline6.714%-2.7 pp8.396%-1.018 pp10.825%+1.411 pp
20179.675%baseline7.192%-2.483 pp7.745%-1.93 pp11.718%+2.043 pp
201610.194%baseline7.442%-2.752 pp9.585%-0.609 pp13.126%+2.932 pp
201510.025%baseline7.551%-2.474 pp8.822%-1.203 pp10.801%+0.776 pp
20149.906%baseline7.64%-2.266 pp8.67%-1.236 pp14.337%+4.431 pp
20139.807%baseline8.021%-1.786 pp8.019%-1.788 pp11.752%+1.945 pp
201210.018%baseline8.029%-1.989 pp9.667%-0.351 pp11.604%+1.586 pp
20119.886%baseline8.329%-1.557 pp8.511%-1.375 pp13.421%+3.535 pp
20109.495%baseline7.958%-1.537 pp8.711%-0.784 pp10.616%+1.121 pp
20099.281%baseline7.534%-1.747 pp8.909%-0.372 pp13.043%+3.762 pp
200810.307%baseline8.657%-1.65 pp10.43%+0.123 pp12.521%+2.214 pp
200711.761%baseline9.066%-2.695 pp13.118%+1.357 pp13.457%+1.696 pp
200612.495%baseline9.732%-2.763 pp14.192%+1.697 pp14.368%+1.873 pp
200511.615%baseline8.901%-2.714 pp13.222%+1.607 pp12.513%+0.898 pp
200411.511%baseline9.446%-2.065 pp12.299%+0.788 pp14.862%+3.351 pp
200311.425%baseline9.347%-2.078 pp12.933%+1.508 pp14.095%+2.67 pp
200211.911%baseline9.593%-2.318 pp13.349%+1.438 pp17.388%+5.477 pp
200110.99%baseline9.797%-1.193 pp13.049%+2.059 pp19.498%+8.508 pp
200010.848%baseline9.48%-1.368 pp12.94%+2.092 pp17.825%+6.977 pp
199911.115%baseline9.092%-2.023 pp13.06%+1.945 pp16.724%+5.609 pp
199811.438%baseline10.008%-1.43 pp12.667%+1.229 pp16.975%+5.537 pp
199712.2%baseline10.54%-1.66 pp13.444%+1.244 pp15.01%+2.81 pp
199611.795%baseline11.038%-0.757 pp11.048%-0.747 pp16.133%+4.338 pp
199512.058%baseline10.815%-1.243 pp11.048%-1.01 pp14.5%+2.442 pp
199411.885%baseline10.617%-1.268 pp12.878%+0.993 pp13.708%+1.823 pp
199311.509%baseline10.471%-1.038 pp10.238%-1.271 pp12.635%+1.126 pp
199211.577%baseline10.423%-1.154 pp10.408%-1.169 pp12.862%+1.285 pp
199112.358%baseline11.146%-1.212 pp17.192%+4.834 pp17.385%+5.027 pp
199012.683%baseline11.059%-1.624 pp12.15%-0.533 pp13.806%+1.123 pp
198913.368%baseline11.411%-1.957 pp14.653%+1.285 pp16.83%+3.462 pp
198813.959%baseline11.895%-2.064 pp12.816%-1.143 pp14.189%+0.23 pp
198714.325%baseline12.188%-2.137 pp11.937%-2.388 pp16.056%+1.731 pp
198614.095%baseline11.899%-2.196 pp11.318%-2.777 pp13.724%-0.371 pp
198513.81%baseline11.54%-2.27 pp11.318%-2.492 pp14.773%+0.963 pp
198414.534%baseline11.51%-3.024 pp11.694%-2.84 pp18.676%+4.142 pp
198313.389%baseline11.11%-2.279 pp12.964%-0.425 pp13.68%+0.291 pp
198212.464%baseline11.26%-1.204 pp8.677%-3.787 pp13.087%+0.623 pp
198112.797%baseline11.67%-1.127 pp9.767%-3.03 pp13.677%+0.88 pp
198012.806%baseline10.808%-1.998 pp9.336%-3.47 pp12.761%-0.045 pp
197913.97%baseline11.26%-2.71 pp11.047%-2.923 pp12.581%-1.389 pp
197815.146%baseline12.803%-2.343 pp10.994%-4.152 pp12.773%-2.373 pp

Research reading

What changed, without assigning cause

01 / Latest spread51 to 42

The selected-sector spread is 3.859 pp in 2023, from 10.578% to 6.719%.

02 / Long-run spreadwider by 2.05 pp

The high-to-low spread moved from 1.809 pp in 1978 to 3.859 pp in 2023.

03 / National proximity51 / -0.03 pp

Information 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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