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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
6.186 pp
2023 high to low
Spread change
-3.596 pp
narrower since 1978
Highest published rate
56
12.905% / not a quality rank
Closest to U.S.
56
+2.297 pp

Published sector trajectories

Establishment entry rate

Rates remain in their published Census units.
Selected year2023+6.186 pp sector spread
U.S. rate
10.608%
Published national rate
42 Wholesale trade
6.719%
-3.889 pp vs U.S.
56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
12.905%
+2.297 pp vs U.S.
1978: 42 12.803%; 56 22.585%1979: 42 11.26%; 56 21.915%1980: 42 10.808%; 56 20.339%1981: 42 11.67%; 56 19.936%1982: 42 11.26%; 56 19.021%1983: 42 11.11%; 56 19.507%1984: 42 11.51%; 56 19.935%1985: 42 11.54%; 56 20.253%1986: 42 11.899%; 56 20.569%1987: 42 12.188%; 56 20.817%1988: 42 11.895%; 56 20.231%1989: 42 11.411%; 56 19.555%1990: 42 11.059%; 56 18.636%1991: 42 11.146%; 56 17.323%1992: 42 10.423%; 56 16.555%1993: 42 10.471%; 56 16.864%1994: 42 10.617%; 56 16.979%1995: 42 10.815%; 56 17.501%1996: 42 11.038%; 56 17.0%1997: 42 10.54%; 56 17.336%1998: 42 10.008%; 56 15.857%1999: 42 9.092%; 56 14.245%2000: 42 9.48%; 56 13.722%2001: 42 9.797%; 56 13.938%2002: 42 9.593%; 56 14.44%2003: 42 9.347%; 56 14.294%2004: 42 9.446%; 56 14.824%2005: 42 8.901%; 56 14.556%2006: 42 9.732%; 56 16.372%2007: 42 9.066%; 56 14.562%2008: 42 8.657%; 56 13.775%2009: 42 7.534%; 56 12.156%2010: 42 7.958%; 56 12.189%2011: 42 8.329%; 56 12.721%2012: 42 8.029%; 56 12.551%2013: 42 8.021%; 56 13.072%2014: 42 7.64%; 56 12.57%2015: 42 7.551%; 56 12.636%2016: 42 7.442%; 56 12.969%2017: 42 7.192%; 56 11.273%2018: 42 6.714%; 56 11.033%2019: 42 6.664%; 56 12.127%2020: 42 6.416%; 56 12.52%2021: 42 7.234%; 56 14.117%2022: 42 7.828%; 56 13.598%2023: 42 6.719%; 56 12.905%
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
    12.905%
    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

Relative regime strip

Annual distance from the U.S. rate

Above U.S.Below U.S.
Selected year2023
42 -3.889 pp56 +2.297 pp
42Wholesale trade
56Administrative and support and waste management and remediation 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 States4256
202310.608%baseline6.719%-3.889 pp12.905%+2.297 pp
202211.651%baseline7.828%-3.823 pp13.598%+1.947 pp
202110.845%baseline7.234%-3.611 pp14.117%+3.272 pp
20209.637%baseline6.416%-3.221 pp12.52%+2.883 pp
20199.613%baseline6.664%-2.949 pp12.127%+2.514 pp
20189.414%baseline6.714%-2.7 pp11.033%+1.619 pp
20179.675%baseline7.192%-2.483 pp11.273%+1.598 pp
201610.194%baseline7.442%-2.752 pp12.969%+2.775 pp
201510.025%baseline7.551%-2.474 pp12.636%+2.611 pp
20149.906%baseline7.64%-2.266 pp12.57%+2.664 pp
20139.807%baseline8.021%-1.786 pp13.072%+3.265 pp
201210.018%baseline8.029%-1.989 pp12.551%+2.533 pp
20119.886%baseline8.329%-1.557 pp12.721%+2.835 pp
20109.495%baseline7.958%-1.537 pp12.189%+2.694 pp
20099.281%baseline7.534%-1.747 pp12.156%+2.875 pp
200810.307%baseline8.657%-1.65 pp13.775%+3.468 pp
200711.761%baseline9.066%-2.695 pp14.562%+2.801 pp
200612.495%baseline9.732%-2.763 pp16.372%+3.877 pp
200511.615%baseline8.901%-2.714 pp14.556%+2.941 pp
200411.511%baseline9.446%-2.065 pp14.824%+3.313 pp
200311.425%baseline9.347%-2.078 pp14.294%+2.869 pp
200211.911%baseline9.593%-2.318 pp14.44%+2.529 pp
200110.99%baseline9.797%-1.193 pp13.938%+2.948 pp
200010.848%baseline9.48%-1.368 pp13.722%+2.874 pp
199911.115%baseline9.092%-2.023 pp14.245%+3.13 pp
199811.438%baseline10.008%-1.43 pp15.857%+4.419 pp
199712.2%baseline10.54%-1.66 pp17.336%+5.136 pp
199611.795%baseline11.038%-0.757 pp17.0%+5.205 pp
199512.058%baseline10.815%-1.243 pp17.501%+5.443 pp
199411.885%baseline10.617%-1.268 pp16.979%+5.094 pp
199311.509%baseline10.471%-1.038 pp16.864%+5.355 pp
199211.577%baseline10.423%-1.154 pp16.555%+4.978 pp
199112.358%baseline11.146%-1.212 pp17.323%+4.965 pp
199012.683%baseline11.059%-1.624 pp18.636%+5.953 pp
198913.368%baseline11.411%-1.957 pp19.555%+6.187 pp
198813.959%baseline11.895%-2.064 pp20.231%+6.272 pp
198714.325%baseline12.188%-2.137 pp20.817%+6.492 pp
198614.095%baseline11.899%-2.196 pp20.569%+6.474 pp
198513.81%baseline11.54%-2.27 pp20.253%+6.443 pp
198414.534%baseline11.51%-3.024 pp19.935%+5.401 pp
198313.389%baseline11.11%-2.279 pp19.507%+6.118 pp
198212.464%baseline11.26%-1.204 pp19.021%+6.557 pp
198112.797%baseline11.67%-1.127 pp19.936%+7.139 pp
198012.806%baseline10.808%-1.998 pp20.339%+7.533 pp
197913.97%baseline11.26%-2.71 pp21.915%+7.945 pp
197815.146%baseline12.803%-2.343 pp22.585%+7.439 pp

Research reading

What changed, without assigning cause

01 / Latest spread56 to 42

The selected-sector spread is 6.186 pp in 2023, from 12.905% to 6.719%.

02 / Long-run spreadnarrower by 3.596 pp

The high-to-low spread moved from 9.782 pp in 1978 to 6.186 pp in 2023.

03 / National proximity56 / +2.297 pp

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation 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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