Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.6% | 50.5% | 52.3% | 54.2% | 56.1% | 58.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.40% | 2.76% | 3.12% | 3.47% | 3.83% | 4.19% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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9.3% | 11.5% | 13.7% | 15.9% | 18.1% | 20.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.5% | 8.4% | 10.2% | 12.0% | 13.8% | 15.6% |
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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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0.00% | 0.18% | 0.37% | 0.55% | 0.73% | 0.92% |
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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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8.7% | 10.8% | 12.8% | 14.8% | 16.8% | 18.9% |
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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% | 0.19% | 0.28% | 0.37% | 0.47% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.3% | 56.5% | 57.6% | 58.8% | 59.9% | 61.0% |
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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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12.6% | 13.8% | 15.0% | 16.2% | 17.4% | 18.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.3% | 6.6% | 7.7% | 8.9% | 10.1% | 11.3% |
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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% | 0.38% | 0.76% | 1.15% | 1.53% | 1.92% |
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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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7.2% | 8.0% | 8.8% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 11.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.18% | 0.36% | 0.54% | 0.72% | 0.91% |
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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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