Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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36.6% | 38.4% | 40.2% | 42.0% | 43.8% | 45.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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6.8% | 8.3% | 9.7% | 11.1% | 12.5% | 14.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.9% | 11.3% | 12.6% | 13.9% | 15.2% | 16.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
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15.3% | 16.6% | 17.9% | 19.2% | 20.4% | 21.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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34.4% | 35.8% | 37.2% | 38.5% | 39.9% | 41.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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10.3% | 12.0% | 13.7% | 15.3% | 17.0% | 18.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.1% | 10.0% | 10.9% | 11.7% | 12.6% | 13.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.14% | 2.51% | 2.89% | 3.26% | 3.63% | 4.01% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
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18.8% | 19.6% | 20.5% | 21.3% | 22.1% | 23.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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4.11% | 4.41% | 4.71% | 5.01% | 5.31% | 5.61% |
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A sector describes the organizational category of a person’s employing organization. On this page, all employed persons are categorized as working in one of the following sectors (bolded terms are used in the charts and maps on this page):
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Private for-profit wage and salary workers:
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Private: Employee of private company workers
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Self-Employed: Self-employed in own incorporated business workers
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Non-Profit: Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers
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Local Government: Local government workers
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State Government: State government workers
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Federal Government: Federal government workers
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Sole Proprietor: Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers
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Unpaid Family: Unpaid family workers
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