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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
5.754 pp
2023 high to low
Spread change
-0.845 pp
narrower since 1978
Highest published rate
54
12.473% / 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+5.754 pp sector spread
U.S. rate
10.608%
Published national rate
52 Finance and insurance
8.115%
-2.493 pp vs U.S.
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.
1978: 52 10.994%; 54 17.593%; 42 12.803%1979: 52 11.047%; 54 17.118%; 42 11.26%1980: 52 9.336%; 54 16.199%; 42 10.808%1981: 52 9.767%; 54 16.522%; 42 11.67%1982: 52 8.677%; 54 16.566%; 42 11.26%1983: 52 12.964%; 54 17.807%; 42 11.11%1984: 52 11.694%; 54 17.282%; 42 11.51%1985: 52 11.318%; 54 17.33%; 42 11.54%1986: 52 11.318%; 54 16.905%; 42 11.899%1987: 52 11.937%; 54 16.441%; 42 12.188%1988: 52 12.816%; 54 16.499%; 42 11.895%1989: 52 14.653%; 54 15.2%; 42 11.411%1990: 52 12.15%; 54 14.562%; 42 11.059%1991: 52 17.192%; 54 14.268%; 42 11.146%1992: 52 10.408%; 54 13.502%; 42 10.423%1993: 52 10.238%; 54 13.697%; 42 10.471%1994: 52 12.878%; 54 13.693%; 42 10.617%1995: 52 11.048%; 54 14.121%; 42 10.815%1996: 52 11.048%; 54 13.997%; 42 11.038%1997: 52 13.444%; 54 14.52%; 42 10.54%1998: 52 12.667%; 54 14.665%; 42 10.008%1999: 52 13.06%; 54 14.037%; 42 9.092%2000: 52 12.94%; 54 13.309%; 42 9.48%2001: 52 13.049%; 54 13.61%; 42 9.797%2002: 52 13.349%; 54 14.006%; 42 9.593%2003: 52 12.933%; 54 13.197%; 42 9.347%2004: 52 12.299%; 54 13.516%; 42 9.446%2005: 52 13.222%; 54 13.187%; 42 8.901%2006: 52 14.192%; 54 14.675%; 42 9.732%2007: 52 13.118%; 54 13.262%; 42 9.066%2008: 52 10.43%; 54 12.077%; 42 8.657%2009: 52 8.909%; 54 11.481%; 42 7.534%2010: 52 8.711%; 54 11.925%; 42 7.958%2011: 52 8.511%; 54 12.233%; 42 8.329%2012: 52 9.667%; 54 12.059%; 42 8.029%2013: 52 8.019%; 54 12.357%; 42 8.021%2014: 52 8.67%; 54 12.432%; 42 7.64%2015: 52 8.822%; 54 12.258%; 42 7.551%2016: 52 9.585%; 54 12.101%; 42 7.442%2017: 52 7.745%; 54 11.217%; 42 7.192%2018: 52 8.396%; 54 11.105%; 42 6.714%2019: 52 8.09%; 54 11.525%; 42 6.664%2020: 52 7.455%; 54 11.947%; 42 6.416%2021: 52 9.136%; 54 13.022%; 42 7.234%2022: 52 9.399%; 54 13.442%; 42 7.828%2023: 52 8.115%; 54 12.473%; 42 6.719%
46 annual observationsPublished rates + U.S. contextNo interpolation

Selected-sector ledger

2023 position and window history

  1. Latest
    8.115%
    U.S. gap
    -2.493 pp
    Change
    -2.879 pp
    All-sector rank
    #14 / 19
    Window average
    10.987%
    Above U.S.
    15 / 46 years
  2. 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
  3. 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

Relative regime strip

Annual distance from the U.S. rate

Above U.S.Below U.S.
Selected year2023
52 -2.493 pp54 +1.865 pp42 -3.889 pp
52Finance and insurance
54Professional, scientific, and technical services
42Wholesale trade
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 States525442
202310.608%baseline8.115%-2.493 pp12.473%+1.865 pp6.719%-3.889 pp
202211.651%baseline9.399%-2.252 pp13.442%+1.791 pp7.828%-3.823 pp
202110.845%baseline9.136%-1.709 pp13.022%+2.177 pp7.234%-3.611 pp
20209.637%baseline7.455%-2.182 pp11.947%+2.31 pp6.416%-3.221 pp
20199.613%baseline8.09%-1.523 pp11.525%+1.912 pp6.664%-2.949 pp
20189.414%baseline8.396%-1.018 pp11.105%+1.691 pp6.714%-2.7 pp
20179.675%baseline7.745%-1.93 pp11.217%+1.542 pp7.192%-2.483 pp
201610.194%baseline9.585%-0.609 pp12.101%+1.907 pp7.442%-2.752 pp
201510.025%baseline8.822%-1.203 pp12.258%+2.233 pp7.551%-2.474 pp
20149.906%baseline8.67%-1.236 pp12.432%+2.526 pp7.64%-2.266 pp
20139.807%baseline8.019%-1.788 pp12.357%+2.55 pp8.021%-1.786 pp
201210.018%baseline9.667%-0.351 pp12.059%+2.041 pp8.029%-1.989 pp
20119.886%baseline8.511%-1.375 pp12.233%+2.347 pp8.329%-1.557 pp
20109.495%baseline8.711%-0.784 pp11.925%+2.43 pp7.958%-1.537 pp
20099.281%baseline8.909%-0.372 pp11.481%+2.2 pp7.534%-1.747 pp
200810.307%baseline10.43%+0.123 pp12.077%+1.77 pp8.657%-1.65 pp
200711.761%baseline13.118%+1.357 pp13.262%+1.501 pp9.066%-2.695 pp
200612.495%baseline14.192%+1.697 pp14.675%+2.18 pp9.732%-2.763 pp
200511.615%baseline13.222%+1.607 pp13.187%+1.572 pp8.901%-2.714 pp
200411.511%baseline12.299%+0.788 pp13.516%+2.005 pp9.446%-2.065 pp
200311.425%baseline12.933%+1.508 pp13.197%+1.772 pp9.347%-2.078 pp
200211.911%baseline13.349%+1.438 pp14.006%+2.095 pp9.593%-2.318 pp
200110.99%baseline13.049%+2.059 pp13.61%+2.62 pp9.797%-1.193 pp
200010.848%baseline12.94%+2.092 pp13.309%+2.461 pp9.48%-1.368 pp
199911.115%baseline13.06%+1.945 pp14.037%+2.922 pp9.092%-2.023 pp
199811.438%baseline12.667%+1.229 pp14.665%+3.227 pp10.008%-1.43 pp
199712.2%baseline13.444%+1.244 pp14.52%+2.32 pp10.54%-1.66 pp
199611.795%baseline11.048%-0.747 pp13.997%+2.202 pp11.038%-0.757 pp
199512.058%baseline11.048%-1.01 pp14.121%+2.063 pp10.815%-1.243 pp
199411.885%baseline12.878%+0.993 pp13.693%+1.808 pp10.617%-1.268 pp
199311.509%baseline10.238%-1.271 pp13.697%+2.188 pp10.471%-1.038 pp
199211.577%baseline10.408%-1.169 pp13.502%+1.925 pp10.423%-1.154 pp
199112.358%baseline17.192%+4.834 pp14.268%+1.91 pp11.146%-1.212 pp
199012.683%baseline12.15%-0.533 pp14.562%+1.879 pp11.059%-1.624 pp
198913.368%baseline14.653%+1.285 pp15.2%+1.832 pp11.411%-1.957 pp
198813.959%baseline12.816%-1.143 pp16.499%+2.54 pp11.895%-2.064 pp
198714.325%baseline11.937%-2.388 pp16.441%+2.116 pp12.188%-2.137 pp
198614.095%baseline11.318%-2.777 pp16.905%+2.81 pp11.899%-2.196 pp
198513.81%baseline11.318%-2.492 pp17.33%+3.52 pp11.54%-2.27 pp
198414.534%baseline11.694%-2.84 pp17.282%+2.748 pp11.51%-3.024 pp
198313.389%baseline12.964%-0.425 pp17.807%+4.418 pp11.11%-2.279 pp
198212.464%baseline8.677%-3.787 pp16.566%+4.102 pp11.26%-1.204 pp
198112.797%baseline9.767%-3.03 pp16.522%+3.725 pp11.67%-1.127 pp
198012.806%baseline9.336%-3.47 pp16.199%+3.393 pp10.808%-1.998 pp
197913.97%baseline11.047%-2.923 pp17.118%+3.148 pp11.26%-2.71 pp
197815.146%baseline10.994%-4.152 pp17.593%+2.447 pp12.803%-2.343 pp

Research reading

What changed, without assigning cause

01 / Latest spread54 to 42

The selected-sector spread is 5.754 pp in 2023, from 12.473% to 6.719%.

02 / Long-run spreadnarrower by 0.845 pp

The high-to-low spread moved from 6.599 pp in 1978 to 5.754 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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