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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.
72
+0.432 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
81 Other services except public administration
9.993%
-0.615 pp vs U.S.
72 Accommodation and food services
11.04%
+0.432 pp vs U.S.
56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
12.905%
+2.297 pp vs U.S.
1978: 81 13.711%; 72 18.294%; 56 22.585%1979: 81 12.738%; 72 16.921%; 56 21.915%1980: 81 11.488%; 72 15.734%; 56 20.339%1981: 81 11.202%; 72 15.6%; 56 19.936%1982: 81 11.394%; 72 15.11%; 56 19.021%1983: 81 12.665%; 72 17.076%; 56 19.507%1984: 81 18.519%; 72 16.46%; 56 19.935%1985: 81 12.816%; 72 16.436%; 56 20.253%1986: 81 12.529%; 72 17.732%; 56 20.569%1987: 81 12.421%; 72 18.407%; 56 20.817%1988: 81 12.07%; 72 17.068%; 56 20.231%1989: 81 11.734%; 72 16.143%; 56 19.555%1990: 81 11.212%; 72 15.399%; 56 18.636%1991: 81 10.443%; 72 14.515%; 56 17.323%1992: 81 10.004%; 72 14.407%; 56 16.555%1993: 81 9.471%; 72 13.511%; 56 16.864%1994: 81 9.561%; 72 13.699%; 56 16.979%1995: 81 9.702%; 72 14.261%; 56 17.501%1996: 81 9.599%; 72 13.958%; 56 17.0%1997: 81 9.46%; 72 14.457%; 56 17.336%1998: 81 9.274%; 72 12.014%; 56 15.857%1999: 81 8.57%; 72 11.653%; 56 14.245%2000: 81 8.325%; 72 11.067%; 56 13.722%2001: 81 8.243%; 72 11.694%; 56 13.938%2002: 81 9.501%; 72 13.856%; 56 14.44%2003: 81 9.107%; 72 13.091%; 56 14.294%2004: 81 8.676%; 72 12.927%; 56 14.824%2005: 81 8.82%; 72 13.463%; 56 14.556%2006: 81 9.1%; 72 13.765%; 56 16.372%2007: 81 9.146%; 72 13.954%; 56 14.562%2008: 81 8.401%; 72 12.578%; 56 13.775%2009: 81 7.557%; 72 11.375%; 56 12.156%2010: 81 7.749%; 72 10.944%; 56 12.189%2011: 81 7.859%; 72 10.646%; 56 12.721%2012: 81 8.138%; 72 10.977%; 56 12.551%2013: 81 7.871%; 72 11.187%; 56 13.072%2014: 81 7.936%; 72 10.568%; 56 12.57%2015: 81 8.013%; 72 10.605%; 56 12.636%2016: 81 8.286%; 72 11.207%; 56 12.969%2017: 81 8.174%; 72 10.935%; 56 11.273%2018: 81 7.97%; 72 10.161%; 56 11.033%2019: 81 8.048%; 72 10.281%; 56 12.127%2020: 81 8.47%; 72 9.923%; 56 12.52%2021: 81 9.587%; 72 10.301%; 56 14.117%2022: 81 10.817%; 72 12.214%; 56 13.598%2023: 81 9.993%; 72 11.04%; 56 12.905%
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
    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
  3. 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

Relative regime strip

Annual distance from the U.S. rate

Above U.S.Below U.S.
Selected year2023
81 -0.615 pp72 +0.432 pp56 +2.297 pp
81Other services except public administration
72Accommodation and food services
56Administrative and support and waste management and remediation 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 States817256
202310.608%baseline9.993%-0.615 pp11.04%+0.432 pp12.905%+2.297 pp
202211.651%baseline10.817%-0.834 pp12.214%+0.563 pp13.598%+1.947 pp
202110.845%baseline9.587%-1.258 pp10.301%-0.544 pp14.117%+3.272 pp
20209.637%baseline8.47%-1.167 pp9.923%+0.286 pp12.52%+2.883 pp
20199.613%baseline8.048%-1.565 pp10.281%+0.668 pp12.127%+2.514 pp
20189.414%baseline7.97%-1.444 pp10.161%+0.747 pp11.033%+1.619 pp
20179.675%baseline8.174%-1.501 pp10.935%+1.26 pp11.273%+1.598 pp
201610.194%baseline8.286%-1.908 pp11.207%+1.013 pp12.969%+2.775 pp
201510.025%baseline8.013%-2.012 pp10.605%+0.58 pp12.636%+2.611 pp
20149.906%baseline7.936%-1.97 pp10.568%+0.662 pp12.57%+2.664 pp
20139.807%baseline7.871%-1.936 pp11.187%+1.38 pp13.072%+3.265 pp
201210.018%baseline8.138%-1.88 pp10.977%+0.959 pp12.551%+2.533 pp
20119.886%baseline7.859%-2.027 pp10.646%+0.76 pp12.721%+2.835 pp
20109.495%baseline7.749%-1.746 pp10.944%+1.449 pp12.189%+2.694 pp
20099.281%baseline7.557%-1.724 pp11.375%+2.094 pp12.156%+2.875 pp
200810.307%baseline8.401%-1.906 pp12.578%+2.271 pp13.775%+3.468 pp
200711.761%baseline9.146%-2.615 pp13.954%+2.193 pp14.562%+2.801 pp
200612.495%baseline9.1%-3.395 pp13.765%+1.27 pp16.372%+3.877 pp
200511.615%baseline8.82%-2.795 pp13.463%+1.848 pp14.556%+2.941 pp
200411.511%baseline8.676%-2.835 pp12.927%+1.416 pp14.824%+3.313 pp
200311.425%baseline9.107%-2.318 pp13.091%+1.666 pp14.294%+2.869 pp
200211.911%baseline9.501%-2.41 pp13.856%+1.945 pp14.44%+2.529 pp
200110.99%baseline8.243%-2.747 pp11.694%+0.704 pp13.938%+2.948 pp
200010.848%baseline8.325%-2.523 pp11.067%+0.219 pp13.722%+2.874 pp
199911.115%baseline8.57%-2.545 pp11.653%+0.538 pp14.245%+3.13 pp
199811.438%baseline9.274%-2.164 pp12.014%+0.576 pp15.857%+4.419 pp
199712.2%baseline9.46%-2.74 pp14.457%+2.257 pp17.336%+5.136 pp
199611.795%baseline9.599%-2.196 pp13.958%+2.163 pp17.0%+5.205 pp
199512.058%baseline9.702%-2.356 pp14.261%+2.203 pp17.501%+5.443 pp
199411.885%baseline9.561%-2.324 pp13.699%+1.814 pp16.979%+5.094 pp
199311.509%baseline9.471%-2.038 pp13.511%+2.002 pp16.864%+5.355 pp
199211.577%baseline10.004%-1.573 pp14.407%+2.83 pp16.555%+4.978 pp
199112.358%baseline10.443%-1.915 pp14.515%+2.157 pp17.323%+4.965 pp
199012.683%baseline11.212%-1.471 pp15.399%+2.716 pp18.636%+5.953 pp
198913.368%baseline11.734%-1.634 pp16.143%+2.775 pp19.555%+6.187 pp
198813.959%baseline12.07%-1.889 pp17.068%+3.109 pp20.231%+6.272 pp
198714.325%baseline12.421%-1.904 pp18.407%+4.082 pp20.817%+6.492 pp
198614.095%baseline12.529%-1.566 pp17.732%+3.637 pp20.569%+6.474 pp
198513.81%baseline12.816%-0.994 pp16.436%+2.626 pp20.253%+6.443 pp
198414.534%baseline18.519%+3.985 pp16.46%+1.926 pp19.935%+5.401 pp
198313.389%baseline12.665%-0.724 pp17.076%+3.687 pp19.507%+6.118 pp
198212.464%baseline11.394%-1.07 pp15.11%+2.646 pp19.021%+6.557 pp
198112.797%baseline11.202%-1.595 pp15.6%+2.803 pp19.936%+7.139 pp
198012.806%baseline11.488%-1.318 pp15.734%+2.928 pp20.339%+7.533 pp
197913.97%baseline12.738%-1.232 pp16.921%+2.951 pp21.915%+7.945 pp
197815.146%baseline13.711%-1.435 pp18.294%+3.148 pp22.585%+7.439 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 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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