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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
2.912 pp
2023 high to low
Spread change
-5.962 pp
narrower since 1978
Highest published rate
56
12.905% / not a quality rank
Closest to U.S.
81
-0.615 pp

Published sector trajectories

Establishment entry rate

Rates remain in their published Census units.
Selected year2023+2.912 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.
54 Professional, scientific, and technical services
12.473%
+1.865 pp vs U.S.
81 Other services except public administration
9.993%
-0.615 pp vs U.S.
1978: 56 22.585%; 54 17.593%; 81 13.711%1979: 56 21.915%; 54 17.118%; 81 12.738%1980: 56 20.339%; 54 16.199%; 81 11.488%1981: 56 19.936%; 54 16.522%; 81 11.202%1982: 56 19.021%; 54 16.566%; 81 11.394%1983: 56 19.507%; 54 17.807%; 81 12.665%1984: 56 19.935%; 54 17.282%; 81 18.519%1985: 56 20.253%; 54 17.33%; 81 12.816%1986: 56 20.569%; 54 16.905%; 81 12.529%1987: 56 20.817%; 54 16.441%; 81 12.421%1988: 56 20.231%; 54 16.499%; 81 12.07%1989: 56 19.555%; 54 15.2%; 81 11.734%1990: 56 18.636%; 54 14.562%; 81 11.212%1991: 56 17.323%; 54 14.268%; 81 10.443%1992: 56 16.555%; 54 13.502%; 81 10.004%1993: 56 16.864%; 54 13.697%; 81 9.471%1994: 56 16.979%; 54 13.693%; 81 9.561%1995: 56 17.501%; 54 14.121%; 81 9.702%1996: 56 17.0%; 54 13.997%; 81 9.599%1997: 56 17.336%; 54 14.52%; 81 9.46%1998: 56 15.857%; 54 14.665%; 81 9.274%1999: 56 14.245%; 54 14.037%; 81 8.57%2000: 56 13.722%; 54 13.309%; 81 8.325%2001: 56 13.938%; 54 13.61%; 81 8.243%2002: 56 14.44%; 54 14.006%; 81 9.501%2003: 56 14.294%; 54 13.197%; 81 9.107%2004: 56 14.824%; 54 13.516%; 81 8.676%2005: 56 14.556%; 54 13.187%; 81 8.82%2006: 56 16.372%; 54 14.675%; 81 9.1%2007: 56 14.562%; 54 13.262%; 81 9.146%2008: 56 13.775%; 54 12.077%; 81 8.401%2009: 56 12.156%; 54 11.481%; 81 7.557%2010: 56 12.189%; 54 11.925%; 81 7.749%2011: 56 12.721%; 54 12.233%; 81 7.859%2012: 56 12.551%; 54 12.059%; 81 8.138%2013: 56 13.072%; 54 12.357%; 81 7.871%2014: 56 12.57%; 54 12.432%; 81 7.936%2015: 56 12.636%; 54 12.258%; 81 8.013%2016: 56 12.969%; 54 12.101%; 81 8.286%2017: 56 11.273%; 54 11.217%; 81 8.174%2018: 56 11.033%; 54 11.105%; 81 7.97%2019: 56 12.127%; 54 11.525%; 81 8.048%2020: 56 12.52%; 54 11.947%; 81 8.47%2021: 56 14.117%; 54 13.022%; 81 9.587%2022: 56 13.598%; 54 13.442%; 81 10.817%2023: 56 12.905%; 54 12.473%; 81 9.993%
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
    12.473%
    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
    9.993%
    U.S. gap
    -0.615 pp
    Change
    -3.718 pp
    All-sector rank
    #12 / 19
    Window average
    9.921%
    Above U.S.
    1 / 46 years

Relative regime strip

Annual distance from the U.S. rate

Above U.S.Below U.S.
Selected year2023
56 +2.297 pp54 +1.865 pp81 -0.615 pp
56Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
54Professional, scientific, and technical services
81Other services except public administration
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 States565481
202310.608%baseline12.905%+2.297 pp12.473%+1.865 pp9.993%-0.615 pp
202211.651%baseline13.598%+1.947 pp13.442%+1.791 pp10.817%-0.834 pp
202110.845%baseline14.117%+3.272 pp13.022%+2.177 pp9.587%-1.258 pp
20209.637%baseline12.52%+2.883 pp11.947%+2.31 pp8.47%-1.167 pp
20199.613%baseline12.127%+2.514 pp11.525%+1.912 pp8.048%-1.565 pp
20189.414%baseline11.033%+1.619 pp11.105%+1.691 pp7.97%-1.444 pp
20179.675%baseline11.273%+1.598 pp11.217%+1.542 pp8.174%-1.501 pp
201610.194%baseline12.969%+2.775 pp12.101%+1.907 pp8.286%-1.908 pp
201510.025%baseline12.636%+2.611 pp12.258%+2.233 pp8.013%-2.012 pp
20149.906%baseline12.57%+2.664 pp12.432%+2.526 pp7.936%-1.97 pp
20139.807%baseline13.072%+3.265 pp12.357%+2.55 pp7.871%-1.936 pp
201210.018%baseline12.551%+2.533 pp12.059%+2.041 pp8.138%-1.88 pp
20119.886%baseline12.721%+2.835 pp12.233%+2.347 pp7.859%-2.027 pp
20109.495%baseline12.189%+2.694 pp11.925%+2.43 pp7.749%-1.746 pp
20099.281%baseline12.156%+2.875 pp11.481%+2.2 pp7.557%-1.724 pp
200810.307%baseline13.775%+3.468 pp12.077%+1.77 pp8.401%-1.906 pp
200711.761%baseline14.562%+2.801 pp13.262%+1.501 pp9.146%-2.615 pp
200612.495%baseline16.372%+3.877 pp14.675%+2.18 pp9.1%-3.395 pp
200511.615%baseline14.556%+2.941 pp13.187%+1.572 pp8.82%-2.795 pp
200411.511%baseline14.824%+3.313 pp13.516%+2.005 pp8.676%-2.835 pp
200311.425%baseline14.294%+2.869 pp13.197%+1.772 pp9.107%-2.318 pp
200211.911%baseline14.44%+2.529 pp14.006%+2.095 pp9.501%-2.41 pp
200110.99%baseline13.938%+2.948 pp13.61%+2.62 pp8.243%-2.747 pp
200010.848%baseline13.722%+2.874 pp13.309%+2.461 pp8.325%-2.523 pp
199911.115%baseline14.245%+3.13 pp14.037%+2.922 pp8.57%-2.545 pp
199811.438%baseline15.857%+4.419 pp14.665%+3.227 pp9.274%-2.164 pp
199712.2%baseline17.336%+5.136 pp14.52%+2.32 pp9.46%-2.74 pp
199611.795%baseline17.0%+5.205 pp13.997%+2.202 pp9.599%-2.196 pp
199512.058%baseline17.501%+5.443 pp14.121%+2.063 pp9.702%-2.356 pp
199411.885%baseline16.979%+5.094 pp13.693%+1.808 pp9.561%-2.324 pp
199311.509%baseline16.864%+5.355 pp13.697%+2.188 pp9.471%-2.038 pp
199211.577%baseline16.555%+4.978 pp13.502%+1.925 pp10.004%-1.573 pp
199112.358%baseline17.323%+4.965 pp14.268%+1.91 pp10.443%-1.915 pp
199012.683%baseline18.636%+5.953 pp14.562%+1.879 pp11.212%-1.471 pp
198913.368%baseline19.555%+6.187 pp15.2%+1.832 pp11.734%-1.634 pp
198813.959%baseline20.231%+6.272 pp16.499%+2.54 pp12.07%-1.889 pp
198714.325%baseline20.817%+6.492 pp16.441%+2.116 pp12.421%-1.904 pp
198614.095%baseline20.569%+6.474 pp16.905%+2.81 pp12.529%-1.566 pp
198513.81%baseline20.253%+6.443 pp17.33%+3.52 pp12.816%-0.994 pp
198414.534%baseline19.935%+5.401 pp17.282%+2.748 pp18.519%+3.985 pp
198313.389%baseline19.507%+6.118 pp17.807%+4.418 pp12.665%-0.724 pp
198212.464%baseline19.021%+6.557 pp16.566%+4.102 pp11.394%-1.07 pp
198112.797%baseline19.936%+7.139 pp16.522%+3.725 pp11.202%-1.595 pp
198012.806%baseline20.339%+7.533 pp16.199%+3.393 pp11.488%-1.318 pp
197913.97%baseline21.915%+7.945 pp17.118%+3.148 pp12.738%-1.232 pp
197815.146%baseline22.585%+7.439 pp17.593%+2.447 pp13.711%-1.435 pp

Research reading

What changed, without assigning cause

01 / Latest spread56 to 81

The selected-sector spread is 2.912 pp in 2023, from 12.905% to 9.993%.

02 / Long-run spreadnarrower by 5.962 pp

The high-to-low spread moved from 8.874 pp in 1978 to 2.912 pp in 2023.

03 / National proximity81 / -0.615 pp

Other services except public administration 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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