Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.0% | 51.5% | 54.8% | 58.2% | 61.5% | 65.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.00% | 0.36% | 0.72% | 1.08% | 1.44% | 1.80% |
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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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4.0% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 8.8% | 10.3% | 12.0% |
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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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8.0% | 10.4% | 12.8% | 15.2% | 17.6% | 20.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.06% | 0.11% | 0.17% | 0.22% | 0.28% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.0% | 52.1% | 53.2% | 54.4% | 55.5% | 56.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.56% | 1.73% | 1.89% | 2.05% | 2.21% | 2.37% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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9.1% | 11.5% | 13.9% | 16.2% | 18.6% | 21.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.6% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 8.4% | 9.6% | 10.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.13% | 7.63% | 8.13% | 8.63% | 9.13% | 9.64% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.21% | 0.46% | 0.71% | 0.96% | 1.21% | 1.47% |
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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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8.9% | 10.3% | 11.7% | 13.2% | 14.6% | 16.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.13% | 0.25% | 0.38% | 0.51% | 0.64% |
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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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