Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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43.2% | 45.6% | 47.9% | 50.3% | 52.6% | 55.0% |
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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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8.1% | 9.4% | 10.5% | 11.7% | 12.8% | 14.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.1% | 11.9% | 13.7% | 15.5% | 17.2% | 19.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.847% | 5.878% | 5.908% | 5.938% | 5.968% | 5.999% |
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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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4.1% | 6.3% | 8.4% | 10.6% | 12.8% | 15.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.37% | 0.75% | 1.12% | 1.50% | 1.88% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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47.9% | 49.1% | 50.2% | 51.4% | 52.5% | 53.7% |
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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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8.5% | 9.8% | 11.1% | 12.4% | 13.7% | 15.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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12.52% | 12.78% | 13.03% | 13.29% | 13.55% | 13.81% |
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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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1.8% | 5.5% | 9.2% | 12.9% | 16.5% | 20.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.35% | 0.61% | 0.87% | 1.13% | 1.39% | 1.65% |
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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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