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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
0.432 pp
2023 high to low
Spread change
-4.56 pp
narrower since 1978
Highest published rate
56
12.905% / 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+0.432 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.
56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
12.905%
+2.297 pp vs U.S.
1978: 54 17.593%; 56 22.585%1979: 54 17.118%; 56 21.915%1980: 54 16.199%; 56 20.339%1981: 54 16.522%; 56 19.936%1982: 54 16.566%; 56 19.021%1983: 54 17.807%; 56 19.507%1984: 54 17.282%; 56 19.935%1985: 54 17.33%; 56 20.253%1986: 54 16.905%; 56 20.569%1987: 54 16.441%; 56 20.817%1988: 54 16.499%; 56 20.231%1989: 54 15.2%; 56 19.555%1990: 54 14.562%; 56 18.636%1991: 54 14.268%; 56 17.323%1992: 54 13.502%; 56 16.555%1993: 54 13.697%; 56 16.864%1994: 54 13.693%; 56 16.979%1995: 54 14.121%; 56 17.501%1996: 54 13.997%; 56 17.0%1997: 54 14.52%; 56 17.336%1998: 54 14.665%; 56 15.857%1999: 54 14.037%; 56 14.245%2000: 54 13.309%; 56 13.722%2001: 54 13.61%; 56 13.938%2002: 54 14.006%; 56 14.44%2003: 54 13.197%; 56 14.294%2004: 54 13.516%; 56 14.824%2005: 54 13.187%; 56 14.556%2006: 54 14.675%; 56 16.372%2007: 54 13.262%; 56 14.562%2008: 54 12.077%; 56 13.775%2009: 54 11.481%; 56 12.156%2010: 54 11.925%; 56 12.189%2011: 54 12.233%; 56 12.721%2012: 54 12.059%; 56 12.551%2013: 54 12.357%; 56 13.072%2014: 54 12.432%; 56 12.57%2015: 54 12.258%; 56 12.636%2016: 54 12.101%; 56 12.969%2017: 54 11.217%; 56 11.273%2018: 54 11.105%; 56 11.033%2019: 54 11.525%; 56 12.127%2020: 54 11.947%; 56 12.52%2021: 54 13.022%; 56 14.117%2022: 54 13.442%; 56 13.598%2023: 54 12.473%; 56 12.905%
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
    12.905%
    U.S. gap
    +2.297 pp
    Change
    -9.68 pp
    All-sector rank
    #4 / 19
    Window average
    15.91%
    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 pp56 +2.297 pp
54Professional, scientific, and technical services
56Administrative and support and waste management and remediation 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 States5456
202310.608%baseline12.473%+1.865 pp12.905%+2.297 pp
202211.651%baseline13.442%+1.791 pp13.598%+1.947 pp
202110.845%baseline13.022%+2.177 pp14.117%+3.272 pp
20209.637%baseline11.947%+2.31 pp12.52%+2.883 pp
20199.613%baseline11.525%+1.912 pp12.127%+2.514 pp
20189.414%baseline11.105%+1.691 pp11.033%+1.619 pp
20179.675%baseline11.217%+1.542 pp11.273%+1.598 pp
201610.194%baseline12.101%+1.907 pp12.969%+2.775 pp
201510.025%baseline12.258%+2.233 pp12.636%+2.611 pp
20149.906%baseline12.432%+2.526 pp12.57%+2.664 pp
20139.807%baseline12.357%+2.55 pp13.072%+3.265 pp
201210.018%baseline12.059%+2.041 pp12.551%+2.533 pp
20119.886%baseline12.233%+2.347 pp12.721%+2.835 pp
20109.495%baseline11.925%+2.43 pp12.189%+2.694 pp
20099.281%baseline11.481%+2.2 pp12.156%+2.875 pp
200810.307%baseline12.077%+1.77 pp13.775%+3.468 pp
200711.761%baseline13.262%+1.501 pp14.562%+2.801 pp
200612.495%baseline14.675%+2.18 pp16.372%+3.877 pp
200511.615%baseline13.187%+1.572 pp14.556%+2.941 pp
200411.511%baseline13.516%+2.005 pp14.824%+3.313 pp
200311.425%baseline13.197%+1.772 pp14.294%+2.869 pp
200211.911%baseline14.006%+2.095 pp14.44%+2.529 pp
200110.99%baseline13.61%+2.62 pp13.938%+2.948 pp
200010.848%baseline13.309%+2.461 pp13.722%+2.874 pp
199911.115%baseline14.037%+2.922 pp14.245%+3.13 pp
199811.438%baseline14.665%+3.227 pp15.857%+4.419 pp
199712.2%baseline14.52%+2.32 pp17.336%+5.136 pp
199611.795%baseline13.997%+2.202 pp17.0%+5.205 pp
199512.058%baseline14.121%+2.063 pp17.501%+5.443 pp
199411.885%baseline13.693%+1.808 pp16.979%+5.094 pp
199311.509%baseline13.697%+2.188 pp16.864%+5.355 pp
199211.577%baseline13.502%+1.925 pp16.555%+4.978 pp
199112.358%baseline14.268%+1.91 pp17.323%+4.965 pp
199012.683%baseline14.562%+1.879 pp18.636%+5.953 pp
198913.368%baseline15.2%+1.832 pp19.555%+6.187 pp
198813.959%baseline16.499%+2.54 pp20.231%+6.272 pp
198714.325%baseline16.441%+2.116 pp20.817%+6.492 pp
198614.095%baseline16.905%+2.81 pp20.569%+6.474 pp
198513.81%baseline17.33%+3.52 pp20.253%+6.443 pp
198414.534%baseline17.282%+2.748 pp19.935%+5.401 pp
198313.389%baseline17.807%+4.418 pp19.507%+6.118 pp
198212.464%baseline16.566%+4.102 pp19.021%+6.557 pp
198112.797%baseline16.522%+3.725 pp19.936%+7.139 pp
198012.806%baseline16.199%+3.393 pp20.339%+7.533 pp
197913.97%baseline17.118%+3.148 pp21.915%+7.945 pp
197815.146%baseline17.593%+2.447 pp22.585%+7.439 pp

Research reading

What changed, without assigning cause

01 / Latest spread56 to 54

The selected-sector spread is 0.432 pp in 2023, from 12.905% to 12.473%.

02 / Long-run spreadnarrower by 4.56 pp

The high-to-low spread moved from 4.992 pp in 1978 to 0.432 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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