Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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53.4% | 56.6% | 59.8% | 63.0% | 66.2% | 69.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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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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5.2% | 7.3% | 9.3% | 11.2% | 13.2% | 15.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.3% | 4.6% | 6.8% | 9.1% | 11.3% | 13.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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3.9% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 8.8% | 10.4% | 12.1% |
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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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2.4% | 4.2% | 6.0% | 7.7% | 9.4% | 11.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.36% | 0.73% | 1.09% | 1.45% | 1.82% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.6% | 59.0% | 60.5% | 61.9% | 63.3% | 64.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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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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3.9% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 10.1% | 12.1% | 14.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.7% | 8.1% | 9.5% | 10.8% | 12.2% | 13.6% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.35% | 0.69% | 1.04% | 1.38% | 1.73% |
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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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