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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
1.243 pp
2023 high to low
Spread change
+1.159 pp
wider since 1978
Highest published rate
71
13.716% / 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+1.243 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.
71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation
13.716%
+3.108 pp vs U.S.
1978: 54 17.593%; 71 17.677%1979: 54 17.118%; 71 16.934%1980: 54 16.199%; 71 16.463%1981: 54 16.522%; 71 15.761%1982: 54 16.566%; 71 17.413%1983: 54 17.807%; 71 19.004%1984: 54 17.282%; 71 18.078%1985: 54 17.33%; 71 18.324%1986: 54 16.905%; 71 18.041%1987: 54 16.441%; 71 18.108%1988: 54 16.499%; 71 20.186%1989: 54 15.2%; 71 17.869%1990: 54 14.562%; 71 15.358%1991: 54 14.268%; 71 13.871%1992: 54 13.502%; 71 14.217%1993: 54 13.697%; 71 14.162%1994: 54 13.693%; 71 14.451%1995: 54 14.121%; 71 14.239%1996: 54 13.997%; 71 13.7%1997: 54 14.52%; 71 12.992%1998: 54 14.665%; 71 12.674%1999: 54 14.037%; 71 12.078%2000: 54 13.309%; 71 11.66%2001: 54 13.61%; 71 11.834%2002: 54 14.006%; 71 13.409%2003: 54 13.197%; 71 14.203%2004: 54 13.516%; 71 14.516%2005: 54 13.187%; 71 14.075%2006: 54 14.675%; 71 14.883%2007: 54 13.262%; 71 13.84%2008: 54 12.077%; 71 12.559%2009: 54 11.481%; 71 11.358%2010: 54 11.925%; 71 11.236%2011: 54 12.233%; 71 11.64%2012: 54 12.059%; 71 12.28%2013: 54 12.357%; 71 11.873%2014: 54 12.432%; 71 12.216%2015: 54 12.258%; 71 12.603%2016: 54 12.101%; 71 13.283%2017: 54 11.217%; 71 13.369%2018: 54 11.105%; 71 12.758%2019: 54 11.525%; 71 13.168%2020: 54 11.947%; 71 13.554%2021: 54 13.022%; 71 13.517%2022: 54 13.442%; 71 17.155%2023: 54 12.473%; 71 13.716%
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
    13.716%
    U.S. gap
    +3.108 pp
    Change
    -3.961 pp
    All-sector rank
    #2 / 19
    Window average
    14.485%
    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 pp71 +3.108 pp
54Professional, scientific, and technical services
71Arts, entertainment, and recreation
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 States5471
202310.608%baseline12.473%+1.865 pp13.716%+3.108 pp
202211.651%baseline13.442%+1.791 pp17.155%+5.504 pp
202110.845%baseline13.022%+2.177 pp13.517%+2.672 pp
20209.637%baseline11.947%+2.31 pp13.554%+3.917 pp
20199.613%baseline11.525%+1.912 pp13.168%+3.555 pp
20189.414%baseline11.105%+1.691 pp12.758%+3.344 pp
20179.675%baseline11.217%+1.542 pp13.369%+3.694 pp
201610.194%baseline12.101%+1.907 pp13.283%+3.089 pp
201510.025%baseline12.258%+2.233 pp12.603%+2.578 pp
20149.906%baseline12.432%+2.526 pp12.216%+2.31 pp
20139.807%baseline12.357%+2.55 pp11.873%+2.066 pp
201210.018%baseline12.059%+2.041 pp12.28%+2.262 pp
20119.886%baseline12.233%+2.347 pp11.64%+1.754 pp
20109.495%baseline11.925%+2.43 pp11.236%+1.741 pp
20099.281%baseline11.481%+2.2 pp11.358%+2.077 pp
200810.307%baseline12.077%+1.77 pp12.559%+2.252 pp
200711.761%baseline13.262%+1.501 pp13.84%+2.079 pp
200612.495%baseline14.675%+2.18 pp14.883%+2.388 pp
200511.615%baseline13.187%+1.572 pp14.075%+2.46 pp
200411.511%baseline13.516%+2.005 pp14.516%+3.005 pp
200311.425%baseline13.197%+1.772 pp14.203%+2.778 pp
200211.911%baseline14.006%+2.095 pp13.409%+1.498 pp
200110.99%baseline13.61%+2.62 pp11.834%+0.844 pp
200010.848%baseline13.309%+2.461 pp11.66%+0.812 pp
199911.115%baseline14.037%+2.922 pp12.078%+0.963 pp
199811.438%baseline14.665%+3.227 pp12.674%+1.236 pp
199712.2%baseline14.52%+2.32 pp12.992%+0.792 pp
199611.795%baseline13.997%+2.202 pp13.7%+1.905 pp
199512.058%baseline14.121%+2.063 pp14.239%+2.181 pp
199411.885%baseline13.693%+1.808 pp14.451%+2.566 pp
199311.509%baseline13.697%+2.188 pp14.162%+2.653 pp
199211.577%baseline13.502%+1.925 pp14.217%+2.64 pp
199112.358%baseline14.268%+1.91 pp13.871%+1.513 pp
199012.683%baseline14.562%+1.879 pp15.358%+2.675 pp
198913.368%baseline15.2%+1.832 pp17.869%+4.501 pp
198813.959%baseline16.499%+2.54 pp20.186%+6.227 pp
198714.325%baseline16.441%+2.116 pp18.108%+3.783 pp
198614.095%baseline16.905%+2.81 pp18.041%+3.946 pp
198513.81%baseline17.33%+3.52 pp18.324%+4.514 pp
198414.534%baseline17.282%+2.748 pp18.078%+3.544 pp
198313.389%baseline17.807%+4.418 pp19.004%+5.615 pp
198212.464%baseline16.566%+4.102 pp17.413%+4.949 pp
198112.797%baseline16.522%+3.725 pp15.761%+2.964 pp
198012.806%baseline16.199%+3.393 pp16.463%+3.657 pp
197913.97%baseline17.118%+3.148 pp16.934%+2.964 pp
197815.146%baseline17.593%+2.447 pp17.677%+2.531 pp

Research reading

What changed, without assigning cause

01 / Latest spread71 to 54

The selected-sector spread is 1.243 pp in 2023, from 13.716% to 12.473%.

02 / Long-run spreadwider by 1.159 pp

The high-to-low spread moved from 0.084 pp in 1978 to 1.243 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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