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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
1.976 pp
2023 high to low
Spread change
-2.622 pp
narrower since 1978
Highest published rate
23
13.016% / not a quality rank
Closest to U.S.
72
+0.432 pp

Published sector trajectories

Establishment entry rate

Rates remain in their published Census units.
Selected year2023+1.976 pp sector spread
U.S. rate
10.608%
Published national rate
72 Accommodation and food services
11.04%
+0.432 pp vs U.S.
23 Construction
13.016%
+2.408 pp vs U.S.
54 Professional, scientific, and technical services
12.473%
+1.865 pp vs U.S.
1978: 72 18.294%; 23 22.191%; 54 17.593%1979: 72 16.921%; 23 19.11%; 54 17.118%1980: 72 15.734%; 23 15.879%; 54 16.199%1981: 72 15.6%; 23 14.273%; 54 16.522%1982: 72 15.11%; 23 13.25%; 54 16.566%1983: 72 17.076%; 23 16.033%; 54 17.807%1984: 72 16.46%; 23 19.656%; 54 17.282%1985: 72 16.436%; 23 19.127%; 54 17.33%1986: 72 17.732%; 23 18.31%; 54 16.905%1987: 72 18.407%; 23 18.84%; 54 16.441%1988: 72 17.068%; 23 16.859%; 54 16.499%1989: 72 16.143%; 23 15.866%; 54 15.2%1990: 72 15.399%; 23 15.859%; 54 14.562%1991: 72 14.515%; 23 13.692%; 54 14.268%1992: 72 14.407%; 23 14.348%; 54 13.502%1993: 72 13.511%; 23 15.651%; 54 13.697%1994: 72 13.699%; 23 16.161%; 54 13.693%1995: 72 14.261%; 23 16.459%; 54 14.121%1996: 72 13.958%; 23 14.781%; 54 13.997%1997: 72 14.457%; 23 14.799%; 54 14.52%1998: 72 12.014%; 23 13.828%; 54 14.665%1999: 72 11.653%; 23 13.767%; 54 14.037%2000: 72 11.067%; 23 12.972%; 54 13.309%2001: 72 11.694%; 23 12.461%; 54 13.61%2002: 72 13.856%; 23 13.395%; 54 14.006%2003: 72 13.091%; 23 14.38%; 54 13.197%2004: 72 12.927%; 23 15.954%; 54 13.516%2005: 72 13.463%; 23 15.75%; 54 13.187%2006: 72 13.765%; 23 16.686%; 54 14.675%2007: 72 13.954%; 23 14.166%; 54 13.262%2008: 72 12.578%; 23 11.821%; 54 12.077%2009: 72 11.375%; 23 9.919%; 54 11.481%2010: 72 10.944%; 23 11.834%; 54 11.925%2011: 72 10.646%; 23 13.225%; 54 12.233%2012: 72 10.977%; 23 13.82%; 54 12.059%2013: 72 11.187%; 23 12.78%; 54 12.357%2014: 72 10.568%; 23 13.094%; 54 12.432%2015: 72 10.605%; 23 13.22%; 54 12.258%2016: 72 11.207%; 23 13.35%; 54 12.101%2017: 72 10.935%; 23 12.695%; 54 11.217%2018: 72 10.161%; 23 12.776%; 54 11.105%2019: 72 10.281%; 23 12.93%; 54 11.525%2020: 72 9.923%; 23 12.454%; 54 11.947%2021: 72 10.301%; 23 13.613%; 54 13.022%2022: 72 12.214%; 23 14.08%; 54 13.442%2023: 72 11.04%; 23 13.016%; 54 12.473%
46 annual observationsPublished rates + U.S. contextNo interpolation

Selected-sector ledger

2023 position and window history

  1. Latest
    11.04%
    U.S. gap
    +0.432 pp
    Change
    -7.254 pp
    All-sector rank
    #8 / 19
    Window average
    13.426%
    Above U.S.
    45 / 46 years
  2. 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
  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
72 +0.432 pp23 +2.408 pp54 +1.865 pp
72Accommodation and food services
23Construction
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 States722354
202310.608%baseline11.04%+0.432 pp13.016%+2.408 pp12.473%+1.865 pp
202211.651%baseline12.214%+0.563 pp14.08%+2.429 pp13.442%+1.791 pp
202110.845%baseline10.301%-0.544 pp13.613%+2.768 pp13.022%+2.177 pp
20209.637%baseline9.923%+0.286 pp12.454%+2.817 pp11.947%+2.31 pp
20199.613%baseline10.281%+0.668 pp12.93%+3.317 pp11.525%+1.912 pp
20189.414%baseline10.161%+0.747 pp12.776%+3.362 pp11.105%+1.691 pp
20179.675%baseline10.935%+1.26 pp12.695%+3.02 pp11.217%+1.542 pp
201610.194%baseline11.207%+1.013 pp13.35%+3.156 pp12.101%+1.907 pp
201510.025%baseline10.605%+0.58 pp13.22%+3.195 pp12.258%+2.233 pp
20149.906%baseline10.568%+0.662 pp13.094%+3.188 pp12.432%+2.526 pp
20139.807%baseline11.187%+1.38 pp12.78%+2.973 pp12.357%+2.55 pp
201210.018%baseline10.977%+0.959 pp13.82%+3.802 pp12.059%+2.041 pp
20119.886%baseline10.646%+0.76 pp13.225%+3.339 pp12.233%+2.347 pp
20109.495%baseline10.944%+1.449 pp11.834%+2.339 pp11.925%+2.43 pp
20099.281%baseline11.375%+2.094 pp9.919%+0.638 pp11.481%+2.2 pp
200810.307%baseline12.578%+2.271 pp11.821%+1.514 pp12.077%+1.77 pp
200711.761%baseline13.954%+2.193 pp14.166%+2.405 pp13.262%+1.501 pp
200612.495%baseline13.765%+1.27 pp16.686%+4.191 pp14.675%+2.18 pp
200511.615%baseline13.463%+1.848 pp15.75%+4.135 pp13.187%+1.572 pp
200411.511%baseline12.927%+1.416 pp15.954%+4.443 pp13.516%+2.005 pp
200311.425%baseline13.091%+1.666 pp14.38%+2.955 pp13.197%+1.772 pp
200211.911%baseline13.856%+1.945 pp13.395%+1.484 pp14.006%+2.095 pp
200110.99%baseline11.694%+0.704 pp12.461%+1.471 pp13.61%+2.62 pp
200010.848%baseline11.067%+0.219 pp12.972%+2.124 pp13.309%+2.461 pp
199911.115%baseline11.653%+0.538 pp13.767%+2.652 pp14.037%+2.922 pp
199811.438%baseline12.014%+0.576 pp13.828%+2.39 pp14.665%+3.227 pp
199712.2%baseline14.457%+2.257 pp14.799%+2.599 pp14.52%+2.32 pp
199611.795%baseline13.958%+2.163 pp14.781%+2.986 pp13.997%+2.202 pp
199512.058%baseline14.261%+2.203 pp16.459%+4.401 pp14.121%+2.063 pp
199411.885%baseline13.699%+1.814 pp16.161%+4.276 pp13.693%+1.808 pp
199311.509%baseline13.511%+2.002 pp15.651%+4.142 pp13.697%+2.188 pp
199211.577%baseline14.407%+2.83 pp14.348%+2.771 pp13.502%+1.925 pp
199112.358%baseline14.515%+2.157 pp13.692%+1.334 pp14.268%+1.91 pp
199012.683%baseline15.399%+2.716 pp15.859%+3.176 pp14.562%+1.879 pp
198913.368%baseline16.143%+2.775 pp15.866%+2.498 pp15.2%+1.832 pp
198813.959%baseline17.068%+3.109 pp16.859%+2.9 pp16.499%+2.54 pp
198714.325%baseline18.407%+4.082 pp18.84%+4.515 pp16.441%+2.116 pp
198614.095%baseline17.732%+3.637 pp18.31%+4.215 pp16.905%+2.81 pp
198513.81%baseline16.436%+2.626 pp19.127%+5.317 pp17.33%+3.52 pp
198414.534%baseline16.46%+1.926 pp19.656%+5.122 pp17.282%+2.748 pp
198313.389%baseline17.076%+3.687 pp16.033%+2.644 pp17.807%+4.418 pp
198212.464%baseline15.11%+2.646 pp13.25%+0.786 pp16.566%+4.102 pp
198112.797%baseline15.6%+2.803 pp14.273%+1.476 pp16.522%+3.725 pp
198012.806%baseline15.734%+2.928 pp15.879%+3.073 pp16.199%+3.393 pp
197913.97%baseline16.921%+2.951 pp19.11%+5.14 pp17.118%+3.148 pp
197815.146%baseline18.294%+3.148 pp22.191%+7.045 pp17.593%+2.447 pp

Research reading

What changed, without assigning cause

01 / Latest spread23 to 72

The selected-sector spread is 1.976 pp in 2023, from 13.016% to 11.04%.

02 / Long-run spreadnarrower by 2.622 pp

The high-to-low spread moved from 4.598 pp in 1978 to 1.976 pp in 2023.

03 / National proximity72 / +0.432 pp

Accommodation and food 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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