Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.1% | 52.8% | 54.5% | 56.3% | 58.0% | 59.7% |
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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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8.4% | 9.6% | 10.8% | 12.0% | 13.2% | 14.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.0% | 10.8% | 11.6% | 12.4% | 13.2% | 14.0% |
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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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0.75% | 0.87% | 0.98% | 1.10% | 1.21% | 1.32% |
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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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7.6% | 8.2% | 8.7% | 9.2% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.30% | 0.46% | 0.62% | 0.77% | 0.93% | 1.10% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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52.8% | 54.6% | 56.4% | 58.2% | 60.0% | 61.8% |
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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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8.4% | 10.2% | 11.9% | 13.7% | 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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10.8% | 11.5% | 12.1% | 12.7% | 13.3% | 14.0% |
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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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1.04% | 1.18% | 1.32% | 1.45% | 1.59% | 1.73% |
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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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7.1% | 7.8% | 8.5% | 9.2% | 9.8% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.25% | 0.47% | 0.68% | 0.89% | 1.10% | 1.31% |
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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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