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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
5.928 pp
2023 high to low
Spread change
+1.138 pp
wider since 1978
Highest published rate
53
12.647% / 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+5.928 pp sector spread
U.S. rate
10.608%
Published national rate
42 Wholesale trade
6.719%
-3.889 pp vs U.S.
53 Real estate and rental and leasing
12.647%
+2.039 pp vs U.S.
54 Professional, scientific, and technical services
12.473%
+1.865 pp vs U.S.
1978: 42 12.803%; 53 17.547%; 54 17.593%1979: 42 11.26%; 53 17.362%; 54 17.118%1980: 42 10.808%; 53 15.183%; 54 16.199%1981: 42 11.67%; 53 14.279%; 54 16.522%1982: 42 11.26%; 53 13.455%; 54 16.566%1983: 42 11.11%; 53 14.798%; 54 17.807%1984: 42 11.51%; 53 18.078%; 54 17.282%1985: 42 11.54%; 53 18.47%; 54 17.33%1986: 42 11.899%; 53 18.678%; 54 16.905%1987: 42 12.188%; 53 18.34%; 54 16.441%1988: 42 11.895%; 53 16.742%; 54 16.499%1989: 42 11.411%; 53 15.873%; 54 15.2%1990: 42 11.059%; 53 14.917%; 54 14.562%1991: 42 11.146%; 53 16.104%; 54 14.268%1992: 42 10.423%; 53 13.461%; 54 13.502%1993: 42 10.471%; 53 13.172%; 54 13.697%1994: 42 10.617%; 53 13.534%; 54 13.693%1995: 42 10.815%; 53 13.521%; 54 14.121%1996: 42 11.038%; 53 12.583%; 54 13.997%1997: 42 10.54%; 53 13.594%; 54 14.52%1998: 42 10.008%; 53 12.369%; 54 14.665%1999: 42 9.092%; 53 13.465%; 54 14.037%2000: 42 9.48%; 53 11.661%; 54 13.309%2001: 42 9.797%; 53 12.331%; 54 13.61%2002: 42 9.593%; 53 12.968%; 54 14.006%2003: 42 9.347%; 53 12.919%; 54 13.197%2004: 42 9.446%; 53 13.533%; 54 13.516%2005: 42 8.901%; 53 15.291%; 54 13.187%2006: 42 9.732%; 53 16.059%; 54 14.675%2007: 42 9.066%; 53 14.185%; 54 13.262%2008: 42 8.657%; 53 11.987%; 54 12.077%2009: 42 7.534%; 53 10.266%; 54 11.481%2010: 42 7.958%; 53 11.255%; 54 11.925%2011: 42 8.329%; 53 11.544%; 54 12.233%2012: 42 8.029%; 53 12.043%; 54 12.059%2013: 42 8.021%; 53 12.38%; 54 12.357%2014: 42 7.64%; 53 12.146%; 54 12.432%2015: 42 7.551%; 53 11.933%; 54 12.258%2016: 42 7.442%; 53 12.645%; 54 12.101%2017: 42 7.192%; 53 13.033%; 54 11.217%2018: 42 6.714%; 53 11.919%; 54 11.105%2019: 42 6.664%; 53 11.608%; 54 11.525%2020: 42 6.416%; 53 11.896%; 54 11.947%2021: 42 7.234%; 53 14.203%; 54 13.022%2022: 42 7.828%; 53 14.335%; 54 13.442%2023: 42 6.719%; 53 12.647%; 54 12.473%
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
    12.647%
    U.S. gap
    +2.039 pp
    Change
    -4.9 pp
    All-sector rank
    #5 / 19
    Window average
    13.92%
    Above U.S.
    46 / 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
42 -3.889 pp53 +2.039 pp54 +1.865 pp
42Wholesale trade
53Real estate and rental and leasing
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 States425354
202310.608%baseline6.719%-3.889 pp12.647%+2.039 pp12.473%+1.865 pp
202211.651%baseline7.828%-3.823 pp14.335%+2.684 pp13.442%+1.791 pp
202110.845%baseline7.234%-3.611 pp14.203%+3.358 pp13.022%+2.177 pp
20209.637%baseline6.416%-3.221 pp11.896%+2.259 pp11.947%+2.31 pp
20199.613%baseline6.664%-2.949 pp11.608%+1.995 pp11.525%+1.912 pp
20189.414%baseline6.714%-2.7 pp11.919%+2.505 pp11.105%+1.691 pp
20179.675%baseline7.192%-2.483 pp13.033%+3.358 pp11.217%+1.542 pp
201610.194%baseline7.442%-2.752 pp12.645%+2.451 pp12.101%+1.907 pp
201510.025%baseline7.551%-2.474 pp11.933%+1.908 pp12.258%+2.233 pp
20149.906%baseline7.64%-2.266 pp12.146%+2.24 pp12.432%+2.526 pp
20139.807%baseline8.021%-1.786 pp12.38%+2.573 pp12.357%+2.55 pp
201210.018%baseline8.029%-1.989 pp12.043%+2.025 pp12.059%+2.041 pp
20119.886%baseline8.329%-1.557 pp11.544%+1.658 pp12.233%+2.347 pp
20109.495%baseline7.958%-1.537 pp11.255%+1.76 pp11.925%+2.43 pp
20099.281%baseline7.534%-1.747 pp10.266%+0.985 pp11.481%+2.2 pp
200810.307%baseline8.657%-1.65 pp11.987%+1.68 pp12.077%+1.77 pp
200711.761%baseline9.066%-2.695 pp14.185%+2.424 pp13.262%+1.501 pp
200612.495%baseline9.732%-2.763 pp16.059%+3.564 pp14.675%+2.18 pp
200511.615%baseline8.901%-2.714 pp15.291%+3.676 pp13.187%+1.572 pp
200411.511%baseline9.446%-2.065 pp13.533%+2.022 pp13.516%+2.005 pp
200311.425%baseline9.347%-2.078 pp12.919%+1.494 pp13.197%+1.772 pp
200211.911%baseline9.593%-2.318 pp12.968%+1.057 pp14.006%+2.095 pp
200110.99%baseline9.797%-1.193 pp12.331%+1.341 pp13.61%+2.62 pp
200010.848%baseline9.48%-1.368 pp11.661%+0.813 pp13.309%+2.461 pp
199911.115%baseline9.092%-2.023 pp13.465%+2.35 pp14.037%+2.922 pp
199811.438%baseline10.008%-1.43 pp12.369%+0.931 pp14.665%+3.227 pp
199712.2%baseline10.54%-1.66 pp13.594%+1.394 pp14.52%+2.32 pp
199611.795%baseline11.038%-0.757 pp12.583%+0.788 pp13.997%+2.202 pp
199512.058%baseline10.815%-1.243 pp13.521%+1.463 pp14.121%+2.063 pp
199411.885%baseline10.617%-1.268 pp13.534%+1.649 pp13.693%+1.808 pp
199311.509%baseline10.471%-1.038 pp13.172%+1.663 pp13.697%+2.188 pp
199211.577%baseline10.423%-1.154 pp13.461%+1.884 pp13.502%+1.925 pp
199112.358%baseline11.146%-1.212 pp16.104%+3.746 pp14.268%+1.91 pp
199012.683%baseline11.059%-1.624 pp14.917%+2.234 pp14.562%+1.879 pp
198913.368%baseline11.411%-1.957 pp15.873%+2.505 pp15.2%+1.832 pp
198813.959%baseline11.895%-2.064 pp16.742%+2.783 pp16.499%+2.54 pp
198714.325%baseline12.188%-2.137 pp18.34%+4.015 pp16.441%+2.116 pp
198614.095%baseline11.899%-2.196 pp18.678%+4.583 pp16.905%+2.81 pp
198513.81%baseline11.54%-2.27 pp18.47%+4.66 pp17.33%+3.52 pp
198414.534%baseline11.51%-3.024 pp18.078%+3.544 pp17.282%+2.748 pp
198313.389%baseline11.11%-2.279 pp14.798%+1.409 pp17.807%+4.418 pp
198212.464%baseline11.26%-1.204 pp13.455%+0.991 pp16.566%+4.102 pp
198112.797%baseline11.67%-1.127 pp14.279%+1.482 pp16.522%+3.725 pp
198012.806%baseline10.808%-1.998 pp15.183%+2.377 pp16.199%+3.393 pp
197913.97%baseline11.26%-2.71 pp17.362%+3.392 pp17.118%+3.148 pp
197815.146%baseline12.803%-2.343 pp17.547%+2.401 pp17.593%+2.447 pp

Research reading

What changed, without assigning cause

01 / Latest spread53 to 42

The selected-sector spread is 5.928 pp in 2023, from 12.647% to 6.719%.

02 / Long-run spreadwider by 1.138 pp

The high-to-low spread moved from 4.79 pp in 1978 to 5.928 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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