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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

Workspace

Analyze exact observations

Comparison lens

Entry rate, 1978-2023
Latest spread
0.258 pp
2023 high to low
Spread change
-4.78 pp
narrower since 1978
Highest published rate
56
12.905% / not a quality rank
Closest to U.S.
53
+2.039 pp

Published sector trajectories

Establishment entry rate

Rates remain in their published Census units.
Selected year2023+0.258 pp sector spread
U.S. rate
10.608%
Published national rate
56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
12.905%
+2.297 pp vs U.S.
53 Real estate and rental and leasing
12.647%
+2.039 pp vs U.S.
1978: 56 22.585%; 53 17.547%1979: 56 21.915%; 53 17.362%1980: 56 20.339%; 53 15.183%1981: 56 19.936%; 53 14.279%1982: 56 19.021%; 53 13.455%1983: 56 19.507%; 53 14.798%1984: 56 19.935%; 53 18.078%1985: 56 20.253%; 53 18.47%1986: 56 20.569%; 53 18.678%1987: 56 20.817%; 53 18.34%1988: 56 20.231%; 53 16.742%1989: 56 19.555%; 53 15.873%1990: 56 18.636%; 53 14.917%1991: 56 17.323%; 53 16.104%1992: 56 16.555%; 53 13.461%1993: 56 16.864%; 53 13.172%1994: 56 16.979%; 53 13.534%1995: 56 17.501%; 53 13.521%1996: 56 17.0%; 53 12.583%1997: 56 17.336%; 53 13.594%1998: 56 15.857%; 53 12.369%1999: 56 14.245%; 53 13.465%2000: 56 13.722%; 53 11.661%2001: 56 13.938%; 53 12.331%2002: 56 14.44%; 53 12.968%2003: 56 14.294%; 53 12.919%2004: 56 14.824%; 53 13.533%2005: 56 14.556%; 53 15.291%2006: 56 16.372%; 53 16.059%2007: 56 14.562%; 53 14.185%2008: 56 13.775%; 53 11.987%2009: 56 12.156%; 53 10.266%2010: 56 12.189%; 53 11.255%2011: 56 12.721%; 53 11.544%2012: 56 12.551%; 53 12.043%2013: 56 13.072%; 53 12.38%2014: 56 12.57%; 53 12.146%2015: 56 12.636%; 53 11.933%2016: 56 12.969%; 53 12.645%2017: 56 11.273%; 53 13.033%2018: 56 11.033%; 53 11.919%2019: 56 12.127%; 53 11.608%2020: 56 12.52%; 53 11.896%2021: 56 14.117%; 53 14.203%2022: 56 13.598%; 53 14.335%2023: 56 12.905%; 53 12.647%
46 annual observationsPublished rates + U.S. contextNo interpolation

Selected-sector ledger

2023 position and window history

  1. 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
  2. Latest
    12.647%
    U.S. gap
    +2.039 pp
    Change
    -4.9 pp
    All-sector rank
    #5 / 19
    Window average
    13.92%
    Above U.S.
    46 / 46 years

Relative regime strip

Annual distance from the U.S. rate

Above U.S.Below U.S.
Selected year2023
56 +2.297 pp53 +2.039 pp
56Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
53Real estate and rental and leasing
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 States5653
202310.608%baseline12.905%+2.297 pp12.647%+2.039 pp
202211.651%baseline13.598%+1.947 pp14.335%+2.684 pp
202110.845%baseline14.117%+3.272 pp14.203%+3.358 pp
20209.637%baseline12.52%+2.883 pp11.896%+2.259 pp
20199.613%baseline12.127%+2.514 pp11.608%+1.995 pp
20189.414%baseline11.033%+1.619 pp11.919%+2.505 pp
20179.675%baseline11.273%+1.598 pp13.033%+3.358 pp
201610.194%baseline12.969%+2.775 pp12.645%+2.451 pp
201510.025%baseline12.636%+2.611 pp11.933%+1.908 pp
20149.906%baseline12.57%+2.664 pp12.146%+2.24 pp
20139.807%baseline13.072%+3.265 pp12.38%+2.573 pp
201210.018%baseline12.551%+2.533 pp12.043%+2.025 pp
20119.886%baseline12.721%+2.835 pp11.544%+1.658 pp
20109.495%baseline12.189%+2.694 pp11.255%+1.76 pp
20099.281%baseline12.156%+2.875 pp10.266%+0.985 pp
200810.307%baseline13.775%+3.468 pp11.987%+1.68 pp
200711.761%baseline14.562%+2.801 pp14.185%+2.424 pp
200612.495%baseline16.372%+3.877 pp16.059%+3.564 pp
200511.615%baseline14.556%+2.941 pp15.291%+3.676 pp
200411.511%baseline14.824%+3.313 pp13.533%+2.022 pp
200311.425%baseline14.294%+2.869 pp12.919%+1.494 pp
200211.911%baseline14.44%+2.529 pp12.968%+1.057 pp
200110.99%baseline13.938%+2.948 pp12.331%+1.341 pp
200010.848%baseline13.722%+2.874 pp11.661%+0.813 pp
199911.115%baseline14.245%+3.13 pp13.465%+2.35 pp
199811.438%baseline15.857%+4.419 pp12.369%+0.931 pp
199712.2%baseline17.336%+5.136 pp13.594%+1.394 pp
199611.795%baseline17.0%+5.205 pp12.583%+0.788 pp
199512.058%baseline17.501%+5.443 pp13.521%+1.463 pp
199411.885%baseline16.979%+5.094 pp13.534%+1.649 pp
199311.509%baseline16.864%+5.355 pp13.172%+1.663 pp
199211.577%baseline16.555%+4.978 pp13.461%+1.884 pp
199112.358%baseline17.323%+4.965 pp16.104%+3.746 pp
199012.683%baseline18.636%+5.953 pp14.917%+2.234 pp
198913.368%baseline19.555%+6.187 pp15.873%+2.505 pp
198813.959%baseline20.231%+6.272 pp16.742%+2.783 pp
198714.325%baseline20.817%+6.492 pp18.34%+4.015 pp
198614.095%baseline20.569%+6.474 pp18.678%+4.583 pp
198513.81%baseline20.253%+6.443 pp18.47%+4.66 pp
198414.534%baseline19.935%+5.401 pp18.078%+3.544 pp
198313.389%baseline19.507%+6.118 pp14.798%+1.409 pp
198212.464%baseline19.021%+6.557 pp13.455%+0.991 pp
198112.797%baseline19.936%+7.139 pp14.279%+1.482 pp
198012.806%baseline20.339%+7.533 pp15.183%+2.377 pp
197913.97%baseline21.915%+7.945 pp17.362%+3.392 pp
197815.146%baseline22.585%+7.439 pp17.547%+2.401 pp

Research reading

What changed, without assigning cause

01 / Latest spread56 to 53

The selected-sector spread is 0.258 pp in 2023, from 12.905% to 12.647%.

02 / Long-run spreadnarrower by 4.78 pp

The high-to-low spread moved from 5.038 pp in 1978 to 0.258 pp in 2023.

03 / National proximity53 / +2.039 pp

Real estate and rental and leasing 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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