Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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41.7% | 43.2% | 44.6% | 46.1% | 47.5% | 49.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.6% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 7.9% | 9.0% | 10.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.0% | 9.9% | 11.7% | 13.6% | 15.4% | 17.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.1% | 5.0% | 6.9% | 8.8% | 10.7% | 12.6% |
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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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0.17% | 0.54% | 0.91% | 1.28% | 1.65% | 2.03% |
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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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10.5% | 13.4% | 16.2% | 19.1% | 21.9% | 24.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.16% | 0.32% | 0.49% | 0.65% | 0.81% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.9% | 49.5% | 50.2% | 50.8% | 51.4% | 52.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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6.48% | 6.79% | 7.09% | 7.40% | 7.70% | 8.01% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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13.7% | 14.5% | 15.2% | 15.8% | 16.5% | 17.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.78% | 7.98% | 8.17% | 8.36% | 8.56% | 8.76% |
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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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0.17% | 0.35% | 0.52% | 0.70% | 0.87% | 1.06% |
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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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13.21% | 13.63% | 14.04% | 14.45% | 14.86% | 15.28% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.07% | 0.15% | 0.22% | 0.30% | 0.38% |
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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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