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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
0.811 pp
2023 high to low
Spread change
-4.097 pp
narrower since 1978
Highest published rate
71
13.716% / not a quality rank
Closest to U.S.
56
+2.297 pp

Published sector trajectories

Establishment entry rate

Rates remain in their published Census units.
Selected year2023+0.811 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.
71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation
13.716%
+3.108 pp vs U.S.
1978: 56 22.585%; 71 17.677%1979: 56 21.915%; 71 16.934%1980: 56 20.339%; 71 16.463%1981: 56 19.936%; 71 15.761%1982: 56 19.021%; 71 17.413%1983: 56 19.507%; 71 19.004%1984: 56 19.935%; 71 18.078%1985: 56 20.253%; 71 18.324%1986: 56 20.569%; 71 18.041%1987: 56 20.817%; 71 18.108%1988: 56 20.231%; 71 20.186%1989: 56 19.555%; 71 17.869%1990: 56 18.636%; 71 15.358%1991: 56 17.323%; 71 13.871%1992: 56 16.555%; 71 14.217%1993: 56 16.864%; 71 14.162%1994: 56 16.979%; 71 14.451%1995: 56 17.501%; 71 14.239%1996: 56 17.0%; 71 13.7%1997: 56 17.336%; 71 12.992%1998: 56 15.857%; 71 12.674%1999: 56 14.245%; 71 12.078%2000: 56 13.722%; 71 11.66%2001: 56 13.938%; 71 11.834%2002: 56 14.44%; 71 13.409%2003: 56 14.294%; 71 14.203%2004: 56 14.824%; 71 14.516%2005: 56 14.556%; 71 14.075%2006: 56 16.372%; 71 14.883%2007: 56 14.562%; 71 13.84%2008: 56 13.775%; 71 12.559%2009: 56 12.156%; 71 11.358%2010: 56 12.189%; 71 11.236%2011: 56 12.721%; 71 11.64%2012: 56 12.551%; 71 12.28%2013: 56 13.072%; 71 11.873%2014: 56 12.57%; 71 12.216%2015: 56 12.636%; 71 12.603%2016: 56 12.969%; 71 13.283%2017: 56 11.273%; 71 13.369%2018: 56 11.033%; 71 12.758%2019: 56 12.127%; 71 13.168%2020: 56 12.52%; 71 13.554%2021: 56 14.117%; 71 13.517%2022: 56 13.598%; 71 17.155%2023: 56 12.905%; 71 13.716%
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
    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
56 +2.297 pp71 +3.108 pp
56Administrative and support and waste management and remediation 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 States5671
202310.608%baseline12.905%+2.297 pp13.716%+3.108 pp
202211.651%baseline13.598%+1.947 pp17.155%+5.504 pp
202110.845%baseline14.117%+3.272 pp13.517%+2.672 pp
20209.637%baseline12.52%+2.883 pp13.554%+3.917 pp
20199.613%baseline12.127%+2.514 pp13.168%+3.555 pp
20189.414%baseline11.033%+1.619 pp12.758%+3.344 pp
20179.675%baseline11.273%+1.598 pp13.369%+3.694 pp
201610.194%baseline12.969%+2.775 pp13.283%+3.089 pp
201510.025%baseline12.636%+2.611 pp12.603%+2.578 pp
20149.906%baseline12.57%+2.664 pp12.216%+2.31 pp
20139.807%baseline13.072%+3.265 pp11.873%+2.066 pp
201210.018%baseline12.551%+2.533 pp12.28%+2.262 pp
20119.886%baseline12.721%+2.835 pp11.64%+1.754 pp
20109.495%baseline12.189%+2.694 pp11.236%+1.741 pp
20099.281%baseline12.156%+2.875 pp11.358%+2.077 pp
200810.307%baseline13.775%+3.468 pp12.559%+2.252 pp
200711.761%baseline14.562%+2.801 pp13.84%+2.079 pp
200612.495%baseline16.372%+3.877 pp14.883%+2.388 pp
200511.615%baseline14.556%+2.941 pp14.075%+2.46 pp
200411.511%baseline14.824%+3.313 pp14.516%+3.005 pp
200311.425%baseline14.294%+2.869 pp14.203%+2.778 pp
200211.911%baseline14.44%+2.529 pp13.409%+1.498 pp
200110.99%baseline13.938%+2.948 pp11.834%+0.844 pp
200010.848%baseline13.722%+2.874 pp11.66%+0.812 pp
199911.115%baseline14.245%+3.13 pp12.078%+0.963 pp
199811.438%baseline15.857%+4.419 pp12.674%+1.236 pp
199712.2%baseline17.336%+5.136 pp12.992%+0.792 pp
199611.795%baseline17.0%+5.205 pp13.7%+1.905 pp
199512.058%baseline17.501%+5.443 pp14.239%+2.181 pp
199411.885%baseline16.979%+5.094 pp14.451%+2.566 pp
199311.509%baseline16.864%+5.355 pp14.162%+2.653 pp
199211.577%baseline16.555%+4.978 pp14.217%+2.64 pp
199112.358%baseline17.323%+4.965 pp13.871%+1.513 pp
199012.683%baseline18.636%+5.953 pp15.358%+2.675 pp
198913.368%baseline19.555%+6.187 pp17.869%+4.501 pp
198813.959%baseline20.231%+6.272 pp20.186%+6.227 pp
198714.325%baseline20.817%+6.492 pp18.108%+3.783 pp
198614.095%baseline20.569%+6.474 pp18.041%+3.946 pp
198513.81%baseline20.253%+6.443 pp18.324%+4.514 pp
198414.534%baseline19.935%+5.401 pp18.078%+3.544 pp
198313.389%baseline19.507%+6.118 pp19.004%+5.615 pp
198212.464%baseline19.021%+6.557 pp17.413%+4.949 pp
198112.797%baseline19.936%+7.139 pp15.761%+2.964 pp
198012.806%baseline20.339%+7.533 pp16.463%+3.657 pp
197913.97%baseline21.915%+7.945 pp16.934%+2.964 pp
197815.146%baseline22.585%+7.439 pp17.677%+2.531 pp

Research reading

What changed, without assigning cause

01 / Latest spread71 to 56

The selected-sector spread is 0.811 pp in 2023, from 13.716% to 12.905%.

02 / Long-run spreadnarrower by 4.097 pp

The high-to-low spread moved from 4.908 pp in 1978 to 0.811 pp in 2023.

03 / National proximity56 / +2.297 pp

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation 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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