Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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53.4% | 54.7% | 55.9% | 57.1% | 58.3% | 59.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.0% | 3.3% | 5.5% | 7.7% | 9.9% | 12.1% |
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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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7.0% | 9.1% | 11.1% | 13.1% | 15.1% | 17.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.7% | 4.4% | 7.0% | 9.6% | 12.2% | 14.9% |
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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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5.9% | 7.0% | 8.0% | 9.0% | 10.1% | 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% | 0.30% | 0.60% | 0.91% | 1.21% | 1.52% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.17% | 57.66% | 58.15% | 58.63% | 59.11% | 59.60% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.0% | 3.3% | 5.5% | 7.7% | 9.9% | 12.1% |
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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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7.0% | 8.1% | 9.2% | 10.3% | 11.3% | 12.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.7% | 4.4% | 7.0% | 9.7% | 12.3% | 15.0% |
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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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5.4% | 6.6% | 7.7% | 8.8% | 10.0% | 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% | 0.30% | 0.60% | 0.91% | 1.21% | 1.52% |
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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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