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Cross-sectional + longitudinal evidence studio

Sector Comparison Studio

Compare sector concentration, employment composition, business flows, and merger-review activity. BDS and HSR observations retain their separate sector populations and reporting periods.

Rank universe
17
broad Census sectors
Evidence
10 + paths + HSR
kept in source units
Universe cells
170
exact joined values
Compare
2-4
sectors per packet
01Current structure2022 Economic Census
02Strict industry change2017-2022 matched rows
03Business flows2023 Census BDS
04Merger reviewFY2023-FY2024 HSR

No composite score.

Cross-domain comparison workspace

Compare sector fingerprints without collapsing the evidence

138 exact annual sector-share observations against a fixed 17-sector denominator.
Sector selection 3 / 4
Reference
42
Wholesale trade
Full universe
17
rank denominator
Source families
4
kept separate
Open whole-economy compositionAll 17 represented sector bands
Selected sectors
3
of 17
Annual window
46
1978-2023
Exact points
138
no interpolation
Denominator
17
represented sectors

Annual represented-economy composition

Jobs share paths on one shared axis

Every line uses the same annually recalculated 17-sector denominator.
Jobs share for Wholesale trade, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing, 1978-2023Exact annual shares of the same 17-sector represented BDS denominator. Wholesale trade is the reference sector.30%22.5%15%7.5%0%19781989200120122023Health care and social assistance: 8.646% to 16.474% / +7.828 ppHealth care and social assistance, 1978: 8.646% / 5,848,107 workersHealth care and social assistance, 1979: 8.619% / 6,201,826 workersHealth care and social assistance, 1980: 8.872% / 6,408,190 workersHealth care and social assistance, 1981: 9.327% / 6,794,283 workersHealth care and social assistance, 1982: 9.837% / 7,082,286 workersHealth care and social assistance, 1983: 10.369% / 7,374,387 workersHealth care and social assistance, 1984: 10.135% / 7,665,884 workersHealth care and social assistance, 1985: 10.183% / 7,983,366 workersHealth care and social assistance, 1986: 10.707% / 8,637,913 workersHealth care and social assistance, 1987: 11.168% / 9,235,126 workersHealth care and social assistance, 1988: 11.085% / 9,439,589 workersHealth care and social assistance, 1989: 11.203% / 9,858,012 workersHealth care and social assistance, 1990: 11.523% / 10,399,581 workersHealth care and social assistance, 1991: 12.158% / 10,702,036 workersHealth care and social assistance, 1992: 12.813% / 11,280,775 workersHealth care and social assistance, 1993: 13.033% / 11,698,363 workersHealth care and social assistance, 1994: 12.993% / 11,994,513 workersHealth care and social assistance, 1995: 12.877% / 12,312,142 workersHealth care and social assistance, 1996: 12.828% / 12,396,220 workersHealth care and social assistance, 1997: 12.836% / 12,796,153 workersHealth care and social assistance, 1998: 13.055% / 13,603,842 workersHealth care and social assistance, 1999: 12.895% / 13,715,285 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2000: 12.727% / 14,007,991 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2001: 12.944% / 14,278,378 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2002: 13.648% / 14,847,813 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2003: 14.010% / 15,342,894 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2004: 14.105% / 15,681,647 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2005: 14.152% / 15,910,587 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2006: 14.136% / 16,421,995 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2007: 14.349% / 16,752,558 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2008: 14.722% / 17,154,561 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2009: 15.789% / 17,476,465 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2010: 16.375% / 17,731,557 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2011: 16.406% / 18,003,153 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2012: 16.313% / 18,287,082 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2013: 16.133% / 18,430,354 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2014: 16.012% / 18,681,565 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2015: 15.964% / 19,104,790 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2016: 16.049% / 19,603,866 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2017: 16.246% / 20,108,576 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2018: 16.252% / 20,472,166 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2019: 16.235% / 20,808,234 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2020: 16.440% / 21,204,812 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2021: 16.747% / 20,697,880 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2022: 16.234% / 21,158,974 workersHealth care and social assistance, 2023: 16.474% / 21,997,571 workersManufacturing: 27.098% to 9.206% / -17.892 ppManufacturing, 1978: 27.098% / 18,328,635 workersManufacturing, 1979: 26.571% / 19,118,093 workersManufacturing, 1980: 25.929% / 18,728,021 workersManufacturing, 1981: 24.956% / 18,178,509 workersManufacturing, 1982: 24.082% / 17,337,680 workersManufacturing, 1983: 22.768% / 16,192,358 workersManufacturing, 1984: 22.931% / 17,345,185 workersManufacturing, 1985: 22.032% / 17,271,902 workersManufacturing, 1986: 20.841% / 16,813,278 workersManufacturing, 1987: 19.994% / 16,533,585 workersManufacturing, 1988: 20.043% / 17,067,962 workersManufacturing, 1989: 19.687% / 17,323,281 workersManufacturing, 1990: 18.915% / 17,070,496 workersManufacturing, 1991: 18.277% / 16,089,142 workersManufacturing, 1992: 18.012% / 15,857,659 workersManufacturing, 1993: 17.687% / 15,875,776 workersManufacturing, 1994: 17.401% / 16,063,631 workersManufacturing, 1995: 17.205% / 16,451,241 workersManufacturing, 1996: 16.721% / 16,158,107 workersManufacturing, 1997: 16.371% / 16,319,903 workersManufacturing, 1998: 16.010% / 16,683,195 workersManufacturing, 1999: 15.424% / 16,404,837 workersManufacturing, 2000: 14.865% / 16,360,782 workersManufacturing, 2001: 14.355% / 15,835,182 workersManufacturing, 2002: 13.392% / 14,569,415 workersManufacturing, 2003: 12.875% / 14,099,428 workersManufacturing, 2004: 12.373% / 13,755,695 workersManufacturing, 2005: 12.163% / 13,674,608 workersManufacturing, 2006: 11.738% / 13,636,418 workersManufacturing, 2007: 11.446% / 13,363,316 workersManufacturing, 2008: 11.106% / 12,941,760 workersManufacturing, 2009: 10.465% / 11,583,446 workersManufacturing, 2010: 10.017% / 10,847,504 workersManufacturing, 2011: 9.964% / 10,933,865 workersManufacturing, 2012: 9.966% / 11,172,637 workersManufacturing, 2013: 9.848% / 11,250,395 workersManufacturing, 2014: 9.737% / 11,360,565 workersManufacturing, 2015: 9.644% / 11,541,186 workersManufacturing, 2016: 9.449% / 11,541,652 workersManufacturing, 2017: 9.437% / 11,679,839 workersManufacturing, 2018: 9.411% / 11,855,485 workersManufacturing, 2019: 9.404% / 12,052,403 workersManufacturing, 2020: 9.264% / 11,948,664 workersManufacturing, 2021: 9.426% / 11,649,440 workersManufacturing, 2022: 9.310% / 12,134,984 workersManufacturing, 2023: 9.206% / 12,293,106 workersWholesale trade: 5.656% to 4.660% / -0.996 ppWholesale trade, 1978: 5.656% / 3,825,404 workersWholesale trade, 1979: 5.684% / 4,089,846 workersWholesale trade, 1980: 5.723% / 4,133,336 workersWholesale trade, 1981: 5.782% / 4,212,035 workersWholesale trade, 1982: 5.858% / 4,217,377 workersWholesale trade, 1983: 5.747% / 4,087,166 workersWholesale trade, 1984: 5.755% / 4,352,817 workersWholesale trade, 1985: 5.714% / 4,479,138 workersWholesale trade, 1986: 5.645% / 4,554,240 workersWholesale trade, 1987: 5.654% / 4,674,963 workersWholesale trade, 1988: 5.622% / 4,787,311 workersWholesale trade, 1989: 5.606% / 4,933,296 workersWholesale trade, 1990: 5.594% / 5,048,031 workersWholesale trade, 1991: 5.426% / 4,775,956 workersWholesale trade, 1992: 5.480% / 4,824,518 workersWholesale trade, 1993: 5.444% / 4,886,172 workersWholesale trade, 1994: 5.438% / 5,019,477 workersWholesale trade, 1995: 5.472% / 5,231,717 workersWholesale trade, 1996: 5.426% / 5,243,879 workersWholesale trade, 1997: 5.377% / 5,360,660 workersWholesale trade, 1998: 5.343% / 5,567,290 workersWholesale trade, 1999: 5.301% / 5,638,372 workersWholesale trade, 2000: 5.296% / 5,829,134 workersWholesale trade, 2001: 5.344% / 5,895,480 workersWholesale trade, 2002: 5.337% / 5,805,497 workersWholesale trade, 2003: 5.318% / 5,823,373 workersWholesale trade, 2004: 5.325% / 5,920,442 workersWholesale trade, 2005: 5.313% / 5,973,620 workersWholesale trade, 2006: 5.199% / 6,039,580 workersWholesale trade, 2007: 5.233% / 6,108,949 workersWholesale trade, 2008: 5.256% / 6,124,993 workersWholesale trade, 2009: 5.256% / 5,817,916 workersWholesale trade, 2010: 5.169% / 5,596,901 workersWholesale trade, 2011: 5.135% / 5,634,719 workersWholesale trade, 2012: 5.139% / 5,761,102 workersWholesale trade, 2013: 5.136% / 5,867,071 workersWholesale trade, 2014: 5.089% / 5,938,002 workersWholesale trade, 2015: 5.050% / 6,043,758 workersWholesale trade, 2016: 5.001% / 6,108,506 workersWholesale trade, 2017: 4.922% / 6,091,491 workersWholesale trade, 2018: 4.859% / 6,120,422 workersWholesale trade, 2019: 4.806% / 6,159,248 workersWholesale trade, 2020: 4.747% / 6,122,428 workersWholesale trade, 2021: 4.778% / 5,905,565 workersWholesale trade, 2022: 4.696% / 6,121,165 workersWholesale trade, 2023: 4.660% / 6,222,521 workers
138 exact annual observations / one common percentage axis / no interpolation
  1. NAICS 42 / referenceWholesale trade
    1978
    5.656%
    2023
    4.660%
    Change
    -0.996 pp
    Latest rank
    #10 / 17

    High 5.858% in 1982 / low 4.660% in 2023

  2. NAICS 62Health care and social assistance
    1978
    8.646%
    2023
    16.474%
    Change
    +7.828 pp
    Latest rank
    #1 / 17

    High 16.747% in 2021 / low 8.619% in 1979

  3. NAICS 31-33Manufacturing
    1978
    27.098%
    2023
    9.206%
    Change
    -17.892 pp
    Latest rank
    #4 / 17

    High 27.098% in 1978 / low 9.206% in 2023

Selected combined share41.399%30.341%1978-2023; selected sectors only

Each annual line equals the selected sector's published BDS count divided by the same 17-sector Census-concentration overlap in that year. The represented denominator is recalculated annually. These are composition shares, not legal market shares, GDP or revenue contributions, productivity, competitive intensity, causal effects, or evidence of antitrust harm. NAICS 11 and 55 remain outside the joined universe.

Selected evidence profiles

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Whole-economy composition

Source custody

One selection, four bounded evidence families.

The published sector code joins the releases. Values, ranks, gaps, periods, and denominators remain legible as separate evidence rather than a synthetic verdict.

04 / Federal merger review

FY2023-FY2024 HSR acquired-entity composition

Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice / 34 exact release-sector joins

This studio places separate published measures side by side. Every rank uses the full 17-sector universe, and every gap subtracts exact values only within the same metric and unit. Ranks, percentiles, intensities, and gaps cannot be compared across measures, summed, averaged, or interpreted as a competition score, causal result, market-power finding, or legal antitrust market. This bridge joins only the exact broad-sector NAICS code published by both sources. The 2022 Economic Census sector row measures economy-wide employer-firm structure, while each HSR sector aggregate sums the release's published acquired-entity 3-digit rows. The shared code does not define a legal antitrust market, measure a sector merger rate, establish competitive harm, or score agency performance.

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