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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

Workspace

Analyze exact observations

Comparison lens

Entry rate, 1978-2023
Latest spread
3.723 pp
2023 high to low
Spread change
-0.243 pp
narrower since 1978
Highest published rate
71
13.716% / 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+3.723 pp sector spread
U.S. rate
10.608%
Published national rate
81 Other services except public administration
9.993%
-0.615 pp vs U.S.
54 Professional, scientific, and technical services
12.473%
+1.865 pp vs U.S.
71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation
13.716%
+3.108 pp vs U.S.
1978: 81 13.711%; 54 17.593%; 71 17.677%1979: 81 12.738%; 54 17.118%; 71 16.934%1980: 81 11.488%; 54 16.199%; 71 16.463%1981: 81 11.202%; 54 16.522%; 71 15.761%1982: 81 11.394%; 54 16.566%; 71 17.413%1983: 81 12.665%; 54 17.807%; 71 19.004%1984: 81 18.519%; 54 17.282%; 71 18.078%1985: 81 12.816%; 54 17.33%; 71 18.324%1986: 81 12.529%; 54 16.905%; 71 18.041%1987: 81 12.421%; 54 16.441%; 71 18.108%1988: 81 12.07%; 54 16.499%; 71 20.186%1989: 81 11.734%; 54 15.2%; 71 17.869%1990: 81 11.212%; 54 14.562%; 71 15.358%1991: 81 10.443%; 54 14.268%; 71 13.871%1992: 81 10.004%; 54 13.502%; 71 14.217%1993: 81 9.471%; 54 13.697%; 71 14.162%1994: 81 9.561%; 54 13.693%; 71 14.451%1995: 81 9.702%; 54 14.121%; 71 14.239%1996: 81 9.599%; 54 13.997%; 71 13.7%1997: 81 9.46%; 54 14.52%; 71 12.992%1998: 81 9.274%; 54 14.665%; 71 12.674%1999: 81 8.57%; 54 14.037%; 71 12.078%2000: 81 8.325%; 54 13.309%; 71 11.66%2001: 81 8.243%; 54 13.61%; 71 11.834%2002: 81 9.501%; 54 14.006%; 71 13.409%2003: 81 9.107%; 54 13.197%; 71 14.203%2004: 81 8.676%; 54 13.516%; 71 14.516%2005: 81 8.82%; 54 13.187%; 71 14.075%2006: 81 9.1%; 54 14.675%; 71 14.883%2007: 81 9.146%; 54 13.262%; 71 13.84%2008: 81 8.401%; 54 12.077%; 71 12.559%2009: 81 7.557%; 54 11.481%; 71 11.358%2010: 81 7.749%; 54 11.925%; 71 11.236%2011: 81 7.859%; 54 12.233%; 71 11.64%2012: 81 8.138%; 54 12.059%; 71 12.28%2013: 81 7.871%; 54 12.357%; 71 11.873%2014: 81 7.936%; 54 12.432%; 71 12.216%2015: 81 8.013%; 54 12.258%; 71 12.603%2016: 81 8.286%; 54 12.101%; 71 13.283%2017: 81 8.174%; 54 11.217%; 71 13.369%2018: 81 7.97%; 54 11.105%; 71 12.758%2019: 81 8.048%; 54 11.525%; 71 13.168%2020: 81 8.47%; 54 11.947%; 71 13.554%2021: 81 9.587%; 54 13.022%; 71 13.517%2022: 81 10.817%; 54 13.442%; 71 17.155%2023: 81 9.993%; 54 12.473%; 71 13.716%
46 annual observationsPublished rates + U.S. contextNo interpolation

Selected-sector ledger

2023 position and window history

  1. 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
  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
    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
81 -0.615 pp54 +1.865 pp71 +3.108 pp
81Other services except public administration
54Professional, scientific, and technical 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 States815471
202310.608%baseline9.993%-0.615 pp12.473%+1.865 pp13.716%+3.108 pp
202211.651%baseline10.817%-0.834 pp13.442%+1.791 pp17.155%+5.504 pp
202110.845%baseline9.587%-1.258 pp13.022%+2.177 pp13.517%+2.672 pp
20209.637%baseline8.47%-1.167 pp11.947%+2.31 pp13.554%+3.917 pp
20199.613%baseline8.048%-1.565 pp11.525%+1.912 pp13.168%+3.555 pp
20189.414%baseline7.97%-1.444 pp11.105%+1.691 pp12.758%+3.344 pp
20179.675%baseline8.174%-1.501 pp11.217%+1.542 pp13.369%+3.694 pp
201610.194%baseline8.286%-1.908 pp12.101%+1.907 pp13.283%+3.089 pp
201510.025%baseline8.013%-2.012 pp12.258%+2.233 pp12.603%+2.578 pp
20149.906%baseline7.936%-1.97 pp12.432%+2.526 pp12.216%+2.31 pp
20139.807%baseline7.871%-1.936 pp12.357%+2.55 pp11.873%+2.066 pp
201210.018%baseline8.138%-1.88 pp12.059%+2.041 pp12.28%+2.262 pp
20119.886%baseline7.859%-2.027 pp12.233%+2.347 pp11.64%+1.754 pp
20109.495%baseline7.749%-1.746 pp11.925%+2.43 pp11.236%+1.741 pp
20099.281%baseline7.557%-1.724 pp11.481%+2.2 pp11.358%+2.077 pp
200810.307%baseline8.401%-1.906 pp12.077%+1.77 pp12.559%+2.252 pp
200711.761%baseline9.146%-2.615 pp13.262%+1.501 pp13.84%+2.079 pp
200612.495%baseline9.1%-3.395 pp14.675%+2.18 pp14.883%+2.388 pp
200511.615%baseline8.82%-2.795 pp13.187%+1.572 pp14.075%+2.46 pp
200411.511%baseline8.676%-2.835 pp13.516%+2.005 pp14.516%+3.005 pp
200311.425%baseline9.107%-2.318 pp13.197%+1.772 pp14.203%+2.778 pp
200211.911%baseline9.501%-2.41 pp14.006%+2.095 pp13.409%+1.498 pp
200110.99%baseline8.243%-2.747 pp13.61%+2.62 pp11.834%+0.844 pp
200010.848%baseline8.325%-2.523 pp13.309%+2.461 pp11.66%+0.812 pp
199911.115%baseline8.57%-2.545 pp14.037%+2.922 pp12.078%+0.963 pp
199811.438%baseline9.274%-2.164 pp14.665%+3.227 pp12.674%+1.236 pp
199712.2%baseline9.46%-2.74 pp14.52%+2.32 pp12.992%+0.792 pp
199611.795%baseline9.599%-2.196 pp13.997%+2.202 pp13.7%+1.905 pp
199512.058%baseline9.702%-2.356 pp14.121%+2.063 pp14.239%+2.181 pp
199411.885%baseline9.561%-2.324 pp13.693%+1.808 pp14.451%+2.566 pp
199311.509%baseline9.471%-2.038 pp13.697%+2.188 pp14.162%+2.653 pp
199211.577%baseline10.004%-1.573 pp13.502%+1.925 pp14.217%+2.64 pp
199112.358%baseline10.443%-1.915 pp14.268%+1.91 pp13.871%+1.513 pp
199012.683%baseline11.212%-1.471 pp14.562%+1.879 pp15.358%+2.675 pp
198913.368%baseline11.734%-1.634 pp15.2%+1.832 pp17.869%+4.501 pp
198813.959%baseline12.07%-1.889 pp16.499%+2.54 pp20.186%+6.227 pp
198714.325%baseline12.421%-1.904 pp16.441%+2.116 pp18.108%+3.783 pp
198614.095%baseline12.529%-1.566 pp16.905%+2.81 pp18.041%+3.946 pp
198513.81%baseline12.816%-0.994 pp17.33%+3.52 pp18.324%+4.514 pp
198414.534%baseline18.519%+3.985 pp17.282%+2.748 pp18.078%+3.544 pp
198313.389%baseline12.665%-0.724 pp17.807%+4.418 pp19.004%+5.615 pp
198212.464%baseline11.394%-1.07 pp16.566%+4.102 pp17.413%+4.949 pp
198112.797%baseline11.202%-1.595 pp16.522%+3.725 pp15.761%+2.964 pp
198012.806%baseline11.488%-1.318 pp16.199%+3.393 pp16.463%+3.657 pp
197913.97%baseline12.738%-1.232 pp17.118%+3.148 pp16.934%+2.964 pp
197815.146%baseline13.711%-1.435 pp17.593%+2.447 pp17.677%+2.531 pp

Research reading

What changed, without assigning cause

01 / Latest spread71 to 81

The selected-sector spread is 3.723 pp in 2023, from 13.716% to 9.993%.

02 / Long-run spreadnarrower by 0.243 pp

The high-to-low spread moved from 3.966 pp in 1978 to 3.723 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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