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Net job creation rate

The difference between gross job creation and destruction rates in the BDS universe.

Business dynamismPercentCalendar or release year2023

Snapshot median

2.5%Middle of 20 bounded observations
Observations
920
20 bounded entities
Coverage
1978-2023
46 observed periods
Sources
1
U.S. Census Bureau
Exact pair
None
No registered companion measure
Indicator dossierNet job creation920 observations / 1978-2023

01 / Measurement contract

Definition before comparison

The unit, universe, period, and source boundary travel with every observation.

What this series measures

The difference between gross job creation and destruction rates in the BDS universe.

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
net-job-creation-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
-3.6%
25th percentile
1.7%
Median
2.5%
75th percentile
3.9%
Maximum
11.2%

Observed variation

Each view keeps the same indicator, unit, and evidence boundary.
Selected interval2.3% to 3.8%7 observations / 35.0% of the snapshot
Ranked reference rowsPercent
  1. 01Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction21 / 202311.2%
  2. 02Arts, entertainment, and recreation71 / 20237.9%
  3. 03Accommodation and food services72 / 20235.6%
  4. 04Educational services61 / 20234.3%
  5. 05Health care and social assistance62 / 20234.1%
  6. 06Real estate and rental and leasing53 / 20233.8%
  7. 07Other services except public administration81 / 20233.6%
  8. 08Construction23 / 20233.2%
  9. 19Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services56 / 2023-1.1%
  10. 20Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting11 / 2023-3.6%

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 / 920

Confidence

100.0%High / 920
BDS scopeLatest bounded snapshot, largest groups first
GroupRowsAverageRange
NAICS sector192.9%-3.6% to 11.2%
National total12.5%2.5% to 2.5%

04 / Exact paired lens

No paired measure registered

This indicator is documented independently.

No exact companion series is registered.The indicator remains available as a standalone bounded dataset.

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
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Indicator filter
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License
Antitrust Radar compilation: CC BY 4.0; upstream terms remain in force
Method notes encoded on rowsNo inferred methodology is substituted
  1. 01

    The difference between gross job creation and destruction rates in the BDS universe. 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.

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