Public dataset
2023 Business Dynamics Statistics
U.S. Census Bureau
- Rows
- 920
- Years
- 1978-2023
- Accessed
- Jul 19, 2026
Canonical indicator / establishment-entry-rate
Establishment entry rate
Entering establishments as a share of the Census BDS establishment denominator.
Business dynamismPercentCalendar or release year2023
Snapshot median
10.6%Middle of 20 bounded observations- Observations
- 920
- 20 bounded entities
- Coverage
- 1978-2023
- 46 observed periods
- Sources
- 1
- U.S. Census Bureau
- Exact pair
- r 0.737
- 920 entity-period matches
Indicator dossierEntry rate920 observations / 1978-2023
01 / Measurement contract
Definition before comparison
The unit, universe, period, and source boundary travel with every observation.
What this series measures
Entering establishments as a share of the Census BDS establishment denominator.
Business Dynamics Statistics measure establishment, firm, and job flows within published national and NAICS-sector universes. They do not measure concentration, market power, legal antitrust markets, or the competitive cause of entry, exit, creation, or destruction.
- Indicator ID
- establishment-entry-rate
- Unit
- Percent
- Observation dimension
- United States or NAICS sector
- Grouping field
- BDS scope
- Period basis
- Calendar or release year
- Ranking contract
- Use the latest available row for each entity
02 / Observed variation
Entity distribution and ranked anchors
2023; absent and withheld values do not enter the distribution.
- Minimum
- 5.3%
- 25th percentile
- 8.1%
- Median
- 10.6%
- 75th percentile
- 12.5%
- Maximum
- 14.9%
Selected interval10.1% to 11.0%4 observations / 20.0% of the snapshot
Ranked reference rowsPercent
- 01Transportation and warehousing48-49 / 202314.9%
- 02Arts, entertainment, and recreation71 / 202313.7%
- 03Construction23 / 202313.0%
- 04Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services56 / 202312.9%
- 05Real estate and rental and leasing53 / 202312.6%
- 06Professional, scientific, and technical services54 / 202312.5%
- 07Educational services61 / 202311.2%
- 08Accommodation and food services72 / 202311.0%
- 19Management of companies and enterprises55 / 20235.8%
- 20Utilities22 / 20235.3%
03 / Coverage and quality
Where the series has evidence
Observed rows are counted explicitly by period, group, verification status, and confidence level.
Period ledger46 observed periods
197820 entities201 source
197920 entities201 source
198020 entities201 source
198120 entities201 source
198220 entities201 source
198320 entities201 source
198420 entities201 source
198520 entities201 source
198620 entities201 source
198720 entities201 source
198820 entities201 source
198920 entities201 source
199020 entities201 source
199120 entities201 source
199220 entities201 source
199320 entities201 source
199420 entities201 source
199520 entities201 source
199620 entities201 source
199720 entities201 source
199820 entities201 source
199920 entities201 source
200020 entities201 source
200120 entities201 source
200220 entities201 source
200320 entities201 source
200420 entities201 source
200520 entities201 source
200620 entities201 source
200720 entities201 source
200820 entities201 source
200920 entities201 source
201020 entities201 source
201120 entities201 source
201220 entities201 source
201320 entities201 source
201420 entities201 source
201520 entities201 source
201620 entities201 source
201720 entities201 source
201820 entities201 source
201920 entities201 source
202020 entities201 source
202120 entities201 source
202220 entities201 source
202320 entities201 source
Evidence stateAll indicator observations
Data status
100.0%Verified / 920Confidence
100.0%High / 920BDS scopeLatest bounded snapshot, largest groups first
| Group | Rows | Average | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAICS sector | 19 | 10.2% | 5.3% to 14.9% |
| National total | 1 | 10.6% | 10.6% to 10.6% |
04 / Exact paired lens
Establishment entry and exit rates
Published establishment entry and exit rates for the same national or NAICS-sector BDS universe and year.
Same entity + same period0.737Pearson correlation across 920 exact pairs
-1 inverse 0 +1 aligned
- Pairing rule
- Same BDS geography, NAICS scope, and calendar year
- Companion indicator
- Exit rate
- Matched current-series rows
- 920 / 920 (100.0%)
- Unpaired current-series rows
- 0; excluded from correlation
Interpretation boundaryBusiness Dynamics Statistics measure establishment, firm, and job flows within published national and NAICS-sector universes. They do not measure concentration, market power, legal antitrust markets, or the competitive cause of entry, exit, creation, or destruction. The paired rates do not identify why establishments enter or exit.
05 / Source custody
Evidence behind the series
1 source family, 0 contextual references, and 1 encoded methodology note.
Reusable indicator packetExact rows, stable identifier, and explicit route contract
- Canonical URL
- /indicators/establishment-entry-rate
- Indicator filter
- indicator=establishment-entry-rate
- License
- Antitrust Radar compilation: CC BY 4.0; upstream terms remain in force
Method notes encoded on rowsNo inferred methodology is substituted
- 01
Entering establishments as a share of the Census BDS establishment denominator. Census BDS rates retain the published national or two-digit NAICS sector universe.
Indicator evidence guardrail
One measure, one contract
This profile documents one bounded indicator at a time. Its ranks, distributions, histories, and paired views remain inside the stated universe, period basis, source, unit, and methodology; they are descriptive research screens, not legal findings or components of a composite score.
Business Dynamics Statistics measure establishment, firm, and job flows within published national and NAICS-sector universes. They do not measure concentration, market power, legal antitrust markets, or the competitive cause of entry, exit, creation, or destruction.