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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
6.297 pp
2023 high to low
Spread change
-3.091 pp
narrower since 1978
Highest published rate
23
13.016% / 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+6.297 pp sector spread
U.S. rate
10.608%
Published national rate
54 Professional, scientific, and technical services
12.473%
+1.865 pp vs U.S.
42 Wholesale trade
6.719%
-3.889 pp vs U.S.
23 Construction
13.016%
+2.408 pp vs U.S.
1978: 54 17.593%; 42 12.803%; 23 22.191%1979: 54 17.118%; 42 11.26%; 23 19.11%1980: 54 16.199%; 42 10.808%; 23 15.879%1981: 54 16.522%; 42 11.67%; 23 14.273%1982: 54 16.566%; 42 11.26%; 23 13.25%1983: 54 17.807%; 42 11.11%; 23 16.033%1984: 54 17.282%; 42 11.51%; 23 19.656%1985: 54 17.33%; 42 11.54%; 23 19.127%1986: 54 16.905%; 42 11.899%; 23 18.31%1987: 54 16.441%; 42 12.188%; 23 18.84%1988: 54 16.499%; 42 11.895%; 23 16.859%1989: 54 15.2%; 42 11.411%; 23 15.866%1990: 54 14.562%; 42 11.059%; 23 15.859%1991: 54 14.268%; 42 11.146%; 23 13.692%1992: 54 13.502%; 42 10.423%; 23 14.348%1993: 54 13.697%; 42 10.471%; 23 15.651%1994: 54 13.693%; 42 10.617%; 23 16.161%1995: 54 14.121%; 42 10.815%; 23 16.459%1996: 54 13.997%; 42 11.038%; 23 14.781%1997: 54 14.52%; 42 10.54%; 23 14.799%1998: 54 14.665%; 42 10.008%; 23 13.828%1999: 54 14.037%; 42 9.092%; 23 13.767%2000: 54 13.309%; 42 9.48%; 23 12.972%2001: 54 13.61%; 42 9.797%; 23 12.461%2002: 54 14.006%; 42 9.593%; 23 13.395%2003: 54 13.197%; 42 9.347%; 23 14.38%2004: 54 13.516%; 42 9.446%; 23 15.954%2005: 54 13.187%; 42 8.901%; 23 15.75%2006: 54 14.675%; 42 9.732%; 23 16.686%2007: 54 13.262%; 42 9.066%; 23 14.166%2008: 54 12.077%; 42 8.657%; 23 11.821%2009: 54 11.481%; 42 7.534%; 23 9.919%2010: 54 11.925%; 42 7.958%; 23 11.834%2011: 54 12.233%; 42 8.329%; 23 13.225%2012: 54 12.059%; 42 8.029%; 23 13.82%2013: 54 12.357%; 42 8.021%; 23 12.78%2014: 54 12.432%; 42 7.64%; 23 13.094%2015: 54 12.258%; 42 7.551%; 23 13.22%2016: 54 12.101%; 42 7.442%; 23 13.35%2017: 54 11.217%; 42 7.192%; 23 12.695%2018: 54 11.105%; 42 6.714%; 23 12.776%2019: 54 11.525%; 42 6.664%; 23 12.93%2020: 54 11.947%; 42 6.416%; 23 12.454%2021: 54 13.022%; 42 7.234%; 23 13.613%2022: 54 13.442%; 42 7.828%; 23 14.08%2023: 54 12.473%; 42 6.719%; 23 13.016%
46 annual observationsPublished rates + U.S. contextNo interpolation

Selected-sector ledger

2023 position and window history

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Latest
    13.016%
    U.S. gap
    +2.408 pp
    Change
    -9.175 pp
    All-sector rank
    #3 / 19
    Window average
    14.764%
    Above U.S.
    46 / 46 years

Relative regime strip

Annual distance from the U.S. rate

Above U.S.Below U.S.
Selected year2023
54 +1.865 pp42 -3.889 pp23 +2.408 pp
54Professional, scientific, and technical services
42Wholesale trade
23Construction
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 States544223
202310.608%baseline12.473%+1.865 pp6.719%-3.889 pp13.016%+2.408 pp
202211.651%baseline13.442%+1.791 pp7.828%-3.823 pp14.08%+2.429 pp
202110.845%baseline13.022%+2.177 pp7.234%-3.611 pp13.613%+2.768 pp
20209.637%baseline11.947%+2.31 pp6.416%-3.221 pp12.454%+2.817 pp
20199.613%baseline11.525%+1.912 pp6.664%-2.949 pp12.93%+3.317 pp
20189.414%baseline11.105%+1.691 pp6.714%-2.7 pp12.776%+3.362 pp
20179.675%baseline11.217%+1.542 pp7.192%-2.483 pp12.695%+3.02 pp
201610.194%baseline12.101%+1.907 pp7.442%-2.752 pp13.35%+3.156 pp
201510.025%baseline12.258%+2.233 pp7.551%-2.474 pp13.22%+3.195 pp
20149.906%baseline12.432%+2.526 pp7.64%-2.266 pp13.094%+3.188 pp
20139.807%baseline12.357%+2.55 pp8.021%-1.786 pp12.78%+2.973 pp
201210.018%baseline12.059%+2.041 pp8.029%-1.989 pp13.82%+3.802 pp
20119.886%baseline12.233%+2.347 pp8.329%-1.557 pp13.225%+3.339 pp
20109.495%baseline11.925%+2.43 pp7.958%-1.537 pp11.834%+2.339 pp
20099.281%baseline11.481%+2.2 pp7.534%-1.747 pp9.919%+0.638 pp
200810.307%baseline12.077%+1.77 pp8.657%-1.65 pp11.821%+1.514 pp
200711.761%baseline13.262%+1.501 pp9.066%-2.695 pp14.166%+2.405 pp
200612.495%baseline14.675%+2.18 pp9.732%-2.763 pp16.686%+4.191 pp
200511.615%baseline13.187%+1.572 pp8.901%-2.714 pp15.75%+4.135 pp
200411.511%baseline13.516%+2.005 pp9.446%-2.065 pp15.954%+4.443 pp
200311.425%baseline13.197%+1.772 pp9.347%-2.078 pp14.38%+2.955 pp
200211.911%baseline14.006%+2.095 pp9.593%-2.318 pp13.395%+1.484 pp
200110.99%baseline13.61%+2.62 pp9.797%-1.193 pp12.461%+1.471 pp
200010.848%baseline13.309%+2.461 pp9.48%-1.368 pp12.972%+2.124 pp
199911.115%baseline14.037%+2.922 pp9.092%-2.023 pp13.767%+2.652 pp
199811.438%baseline14.665%+3.227 pp10.008%-1.43 pp13.828%+2.39 pp
199712.2%baseline14.52%+2.32 pp10.54%-1.66 pp14.799%+2.599 pp
199611.795%baseline13.997%+2.202 pp11.038%-0.757 pp14.781%+2.986 pp
199512.058%baseline14.121%+2.063 pp10.815%-1.243 pp16.459%+4.401 pp
199411.885%baseline13.693%+1.808 pp10.617%-1.268 pp16.161%+4.276 pp
199311.509%baseline13.697%+2.188 pp10.471%-1.038 pp15.651%+4.142 pp
199211.577%baseline13.502%+1.925 pp10.423%-1.154 pp14.348%+2.771 pp
199112.358%baseline14.268%+1.91 pp11.146%-1.212 pp13.692%+1.334 pp
199012.683%baseline14.562%+1.879 pp11.059%-1.624 pp15.859%+3.176 pp
198913.368%baseline15.2%+1.832 pp11.411%-1.957 pp15.866%+2.498 pp
198813.959%baseline16.499%+2.54 pp11.895%-2.064 pp16.859%+2.9 pp
198714.325%baseline16.441%+2.116 pp12.188%-2.137 pp18.84%+4.515 pp
198614.095%baseline16.905%+2.81 pp11.899%-2.196 pp18.31%+4.215 pp
198513.81%baseline17.33%+3.52 pp11.54%-2.27 pp19.127%+5.317 pp
198414.534%baseline17.282%+2.748 pp11.51%-3.024 pp19.656%+5.122 pp
198313.389%baseline17.807%+4.418 pp11.11%-2.279 pp16.033%+2.644 pp
198212.464%baseline16.566%+4.102 pp11.26%-1.204 pp13.25%+0.786 pp
198112.797%baseline16.522%+3.725 pp11.67%-1.127 pp14.273%+1.476 pp
198012.806%baseline16.199%+3.393 pp10.808%-1.998 pp15.879%+3.073 pp
197913.97%baseline17.118%+3.148 pp11.26%-2.71 pp19.11%+5.14 pp
197815.146%baseline17.593%+2.447 pp12.803%-2.343 pp22.191%+7.045 pp

Research reading

What changed, without assigning cause

01 / Latest spread23 to 42

The selected-sector spread is 6.297 pp in 2023, from 13.016% to 6.719%.

02 / Long-run spreadnarrower by 3.091 pp

The high-to-low spread moved from 9.388 pp in 1978 to 6.297 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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