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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
+2.921 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.
81 Other services except public administration
9.993%
-0.615 pp vs U.S.
51 Information
10.578%
-0.03 pp vs U.S.
1978: 42 12.803%; 81 13.711%; 51 12.773%1979: 42 11.26%; 81 12.738%; 51 12.581%1980: 42 10.808%; 81 11.488%; 51 12.761%1981: 42 11.67%; 81 11.202%; 51 13.677%1982: 42 11.26%; 81 11.394%; 51 13.087%1983: 42 11.11%; 81 12.665%; 51 13.68%1984: 42 11.51%; 81 18.519%; 51 18.676%1985: 42 11.54%; 81 12.816%; 51 14.773%1986: 42 11.899%; 81 12.529%; 51 13.724%1987: 42 12.188%; 81 12.421%; 51 16.056%1988: 42 11.895%; 81 12.07%; 51 14.189%1989: 42 11.411%; 81 11.734%; 51 16.83%1990: 42 11.059%; 81 11.212%; 51 13.806%1991: 42 11.146%; 81 10.443%; 51 17.385%1992: 42 10.423%; 81 10.004%; 51 12.862%1993: 42 10.471%; 81 9.471%; 51 12.635%1994: 42 10.617%; 81 9.561%; 51 13.708%1995: 42 10.815%; 81 9.702%; 51 14.5%1996: 42 11.038%; 81 9.599%; 51 16.133%1997: 42 10.54%; 81 9.46%; 51 15.01%1998: 42 10.008%; 81 9.274%; 51 16.975%1999: 42 9.092%; 81 8.57%; 51 16.724%2000: 42 9.48%; 81 8.325%; 51 17.825%2001: 42 9.797%; 81 8.243%; 51 19.498%2002: 42 9.593%; 81 9.501%; 51 17.388%2003: 42 9.347%; 81 9.107%; 51 14.095%2004: 42 9.446%; 81 8.676%; 51 14.862%2005: 42 8.901%; 81 8.82%; 51 12.513%2006: 42 9.732%; 81 9.1%; 51 14.368%2007: 42 9.066%; 81 9.146%; 51 13.457%2008: 42 8.657%; 81 8.401%; 51 12.521%2009: 42 7.534%; 81 7.557%; 51 13.043%2010: 42 7.958%; 81 7.749%; 51 10.616%2011: 42 8.329%; 81 7.859%; 51 13.421%2012: 42 8.029%; 81 8.138%; 51 11.604%2013: 42 8.021%; 81 7.871%; 51 11.752%2014: 42 7.64%; 81 7.936%; 51 14.337%2015: 42 7.551%; 81 8.013%; 51 10.801%2016: 42 7.442%; 81 8.286%; 51 13.126%2017: 42 7.192%; 81 8.174%; 51 11.718%2018: 42 6.714%; 81 7.97%; 51 10.825%2019: 42 6.664%; 81 8.048%; 51 11.635%2020: 42 6.416%; 81 8.47%; 51 9.985%2021: 42 7.234%; 81 9.587%; 51 11.695%2022: 42 7.828%; 81 10.817%; 51 12.585%2023: 42 6.719%; 81 9.993%; 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
    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
    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 pp81 -0.615 pp51 -0.03 pp
42Wholesale trade
81Other services except public administration
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 States428151
202310.608%baseline6.719%-3.889 pp9.993%-0.615 pp10.578%-0.03 pp
202211.651%baseline7.828%-3.823 pp10.817%-0.834 pp12.585%+0.934 pp
202110.845%baseline7.234%-3.611 pp9.587%-1.258 pp11.695%+0.85 pp
20209.637%baseline6.416%-3.221 pp8.47%-1.167 pp9.985%+0.348 pp
20199.613%baseline6.664%-2.949 pp8.048%-1.565 pp11.635%+2.022 pp
20189.414%baseline6.714%-2.7 pp7.97%-1.444 pp10.825%+1.411 pp
20179.675%baseline7.192%-2.483 pp8.174%-1.501 pp11.718%+2.043 pp
201610.194%baseline7.442%-2.752 pp8.286%-1.908 pp13.126%+2.932 pp
201510.025%baseline7.551%-2.474 pp8.013%-2.012 pp10.801%+0.776 pp
20149.906%baseline7.64%-2.266 pp7.936%-1.97 pp14.337%+4.431 pp
20139.807%baseline8.021%-1.786 pp7.871%-1.936 pp11.752%+1.945 pp
201210.018%baseline8.029%-1.989 pp8.138%-1.88 pp11.604%+1.586 pp
20119.886%baseline8.329%-1.557 pp7.859%-2.027 pp13.421%+3.535 pp
20109.495%baseline7.958%-1.537 pp7.749%-1.746 pp10.616%+1.121 pp
20099.281%baseline7.534%-1.747 pp7.557%-1.724 pp13.043%+3.762 pp
200810.307%baseline8.657%-1.65 pp8.401%-1.906 pp12.521%+2.214 pp
200711.761%baseline9.066%-2.695 pp9.146%-2.615 pp13.457%+1.696 pp
200612.495%baseline9.732%-2.763 pp9.1%-3.395 pp14.368%+1.873 pp
200511.615%baseline8.901%-2.714 pp8.82%-2.795 pp12.513%+0.898 pp
200411.511%baseline9.446%-2.065 pp8.676%-2.835 pp14.862%+3.351 pp
200311.425%baseline9.347%-2.078 pp9.107%-2.318 pp14.095%+2.67 pp
200211.911%baseline9.593%-2.318 pp9.501%-2.41 pp17.388%+5.477 pp
200110.99%baseline9.797%-1.193 pp8.243%-2.747 pp19.498%+8.508 pp
200010.848%baseline9.48%-1.368 pp8.325%-2.523 pp17.825%+6.977 pp
199911.115%baseline9.092%-2.023 pp8.57%-2.545 pp16.724%+5.609 pp
199811.438%baseline10.008%-1.43 pp9.274%-2.164 pp16.975%+5.537 pp
199712.2%baseline10.54%-1.66 pp9.46%-2.74 pp15.01%+2.81 pp
199611.795%baseline11.038%-0.757 pp9.599%-2.196 pp16.133%+4.338 pp
199512.058%baseline10.815%-1.243 pp9.702%-2.356 pp14.5%+2.442 pp
199411.885%baseline10.617%-1.268 pp9.561%-2.324 pp13.708%+1.823 pp
199311.509%baseline10.471%-1.038 pp9.471%-2.038 pp12.635%+1.126 pp
199211.577%baseline10.423%-1.154 pp10.004%-1.573 pp12.862%+1.285 pp
199112.358%baseline11.146%-1.212 pp10.443%-1.915 pp17.385%+5.027 pp
199012.683%baseline11.059%-1.624 pp11.212%-1.471 pp13.806%+1.123 pp
198913.368%baseline11.411%-1.957 pp11.734%-1.634 pp16.83%+3.462 pp
198813.959%baseline11.895%-2.064 pp12.07%-1.889 pp14.189%+0.23 pp
198714.325%baseline12.188%-2.137 pp12.421%-1.904 pp16.056%+1.731 pp
198614.095%baseline11.899%-2.196 pp12.529%-1.566 pp13.724%-0.371 pp
198513.81%baseline11.54%-2.27 pp12.816%-0.994 pp14.773%+0.963 pp
198414.534%baseline11.51%-3.024 pp18.519%+3.985 pp18.676%+4.142 pp
198313.389%baseline11.11%-2.279 pp12.665%-0.724 pp13.68%+0.291 pp
198212.464%baseline11.26%-1.204 pp11.394%-1.07 pp13.087%+0.623 pp
198112.797%baseline11.67%-1.127 pp11.202%-1.595 pp13.677%+0.88 pp
198012.806%baseline10.808%-1.998 pp11.488%-1.318 pp12.761%-0.045 pp
197913.97%baseline11.26%-2.71 pp12.738%-1.232 pp12.581%-1.389 pp
197815.146%baseline12.803%-2.343 pp13.711%-1.435 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 2.921 pp

The high-to-low spread moved from 0.938 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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