Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.4% | 53.2% | 54.9% | 56.6% | 58.3% | 60.1% |
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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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3.6% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 9.9% | 11.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.3% | 7.6% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 11.7% | 13.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.8% | 4.7% | 6.6% | 8.5% | 10.3% | 12.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.35% | 0.71% | 1.06% | 1.42% | 1.77% |
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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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5.1% | 8.1% | 11.2% | 14.2% | 17.2% | 20.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.12% | 0.23% | 0.35% | 0.47% | 0.59% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.50% | 55.91% | 56.32% | 56.73% | 57.13% | 57.54% |
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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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7.8% | 8.5% | 9.3% | 10.0% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.32% | 9.59% | 9.85% | 10.11% | 10.37% | 10.63% |
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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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0.00% | 0.31% | 0.62% | 0.93% | 1.24% | 1.56% |
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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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11.6% | 12.5% | 13.4% | 14.2% | 15.1% | 16.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.09% | 0.17% | 0.26% | 0.35% | 0.44% |
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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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