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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
1.865 pp
2023 high to low
Spread change
-2.426 pp
narrower since 1978
Highest published rate
56
12.905% / not a quality rank
Closest to U.S.
72
+0.432 pp

Published sector trajectories

Establishment entry rate

Rates remain in their published Census units.
Selected year2023+1.865 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.
72 Accommodation and food services
11.04%
+0.432 pp vs U.S.
1978: 56 22.585%; 72 18.294%1979: 56 21.915%; 72 16.921%1980: 56 20.339%; 72 15.734%1981: 56 19.936%; 72 15.6%1982: 56 19.021%; 72 15.11%1983: 56 19.507%; 72 17.076%1984: 56 19.935%; 72 16.46%1985: 56 20.253%; 72 16.436%1986: 56 20.569%; 72 17.732%1987: 56 20.817%; 72 18.407%1988: 56 20.231%; 72 17.068%1989: 56 19.555%; 72 16.143%1990: 56 18.636%; 72 15.399%1991: 56 17.323%; 72 14.515%1992: 56 16.555%; 72 14.407%1993: 56 16.864%; 72 13.511%1994: 56 16.979%; 72 13.699%1995: 56 17.501%; 72 14.261%1996: 56 17.0%; 72 13.958%1997: 56 17.336%; 72 14.457%1998: 56 15.857%; 72 12.014%1999: 56 14.245%; 72 11.653%2000: 56 13.722%; 72 11.067%2001: 56 13.938%; 72 11.694%2002: 56 14.44%; 72 13.856%2003: 56 14.294%; 72 13.091%2004: 56 14.824%; 72 12.927%2005: 56 14.556%; 72 13.463%2006: 56 16.372%; 72 13.765%2007: 56 14.562%; 72 13.954%2008: 56 13.775%; 72 12.578%2009: 56 12.156%; 72 11.375%2010: 56 12.189%; 72 10.944%2011: 56 12.721%; 72 10.646%2012: 56 12.551%; 72 10.977%2013: 56 13.072%; 72 11.187%2014: 56 12.57%; 72 10.568%2015: 56 12.636%; 72 10.605%2016: 56 12.969%; 72 11.207%2017: 56 11.273%; 72 10.935%2018: 56 11.033%; 72 10.161%2019: 56 12.127%; 72 10.281%2020: 56 12.52%; 72 9.923%2021: 56 14.117%; 72 10.301%2022: 56 13.598%; 72 12.214%2023: 56 12.905%; 72 11.04%
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
    11.04%
    U.S. gap
    +0.432 pp
    Change
    -7.254 pp
    All-sector rank
    #8 / 19
    Window average
    13.426%
    Above U.S.
    45 / 46 years

Relative regime strip

Annual distance from the U.S. rate

Above U.S.Below U.S.
Selected year2023
56 +2.297 pp72 +0.432 pp
56Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
72Accommodation and food 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 States5672
202310.608%baseline12.905%+2.297 pp11.04%+0.432 pp
202211.651%baseline13.598%+1.947 pp12.214%+0.563 pp
202110.845%baseline14.117%+3.272 pp10.301%-0.544 pp
20209.637%baseline12.52%+2.883 pp9.923%+0.286 pp
20199.613%baseline12.127%+2.514 pp10.281%+0.668 pp
20189.414%baseline11.033%+1.619 pp10.161%+0.747 pp
20179.675%baseline11.273%+1.598 pp10.935%+1.26 pp
201610.194%baseline12.969%+2.775 pp11.207%+1.013 pp
201510.025%baseline12.636%+2.611 pp10.605%+0.58 pp
20149.906%baseline12.57%+2.664 pp10.568%+0.662 pp
20139.807%baseline13.072%+3.265 pp11.187%+1.38 pp
201210.018%baseline12.551%+2.533 pp10.977%+0.959 pp
20119.886%baseline12.721%+2.835 pp10.646%+0.76 pp
20109.495%baseline12.189%+2.694 pp10.944%+1.449 pp
20099.281%baseline12.156%+2.875 pp11.375%+2.094 pp
200810.307%baseline13.775%+3.468 pp12.578%+2.271 pp
200711.761%baseline14.562%+2.801 pp13.954%+2.193 pp
200612.495%baseline16.372%+3.877 pp13.765%+1.27 pp
200511.615%baseline14.556%+2.941 pp13.463%+1.848 pp
200411.511%baseline14.824%+3.313 pp12.927%+1.416 pp
200311.425%baseline14.294%+2.869 pp13.091%+1.666 pp
200211.911%baseline14.44%+2.529 pp13.856%+1.945 pp
200110.99%baseline13.938%+2.948 pp11.694%+0.704 pp
200010.848%baseline13.722%+2.874 pp11.067%+0.219 pp
199911.115%baseline14.245%+3.13 pp11.653%+0.538 pp
199811.438%baseline15.857%+4.419 pp12.014%+0.576 pp
199712.2%baseline17.336%+5.136 pp14.457%+2.257 pp
199611.795%baseline17.0%+5.205 pp13.958%+2.163 pp
199512.058%baseline17.501%+5.443 pp14.261%+2.203 pp
199411.885%baseline16.979%+5.094 pp13.699%+1.814 pp
199311.509%baseline16.864%+5.355 pp13.511%+2.002 pp
199211.577%baseline16.555%+4.978 pp14.407%+2.83 pp
199112.358%baseline17.323%+4.965 pp14.515%+2.157 pp
199012.683%baseline18.636%+5.953 pp15.399%+2.716 pp
198913.368%baseline19.555%+6.187 pp16.143%+2.775 pp
198813.959%baseline20.231%+6.272 pp17.068%+3.109 pp
198714.325%baseline20.817%+6.492 pp18.407%+4.082 pp
198614.095%baseline20.569%+6.474 pp17.732%+3.637 pp
198513.81%baseline20.253%+6.443 pp16.436%+2.626 pp
198414.534%baseline19.935%+5.401 pp16.46%+1.926 pp
198313.389%baseline19.507%+6.118 pp17.076%+3.687 pp
198212.464%baseline19.021%+6.557 pp15.11%+2.646 pp
198112.797%baseline19.936%+7.139 pp15.6%+2.803 pp
198012.806%baseline20.339%+7.533 pp15.734%+2.928 pp
197913.97%baseline21.915%+7.945 pp16.921%+2.951 pp
197815.146%baseline22.585%+7.439 pp18.294%+3.148 pp

Research reading

What changed, without assigning cause

01 / Latest spread56 to 72

The selected-sector spread is 1.865 pp in 2023, from 12.905% to 11.04%.

02 / Long-run spreadnarrower by 2.426 pp

The high-to-low spread moved from 4.291 pp in 1978 to 1.865 pp in 2023.

03 / National proximity72 / +0.432 pp

Accommodation and food 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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