Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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46.5% | 51.3% | 56.2% | 61.0% | 65.8% | 70.7% |
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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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11.3% | 12.6% | 13.8% | 15.0% | 16.2% | 17.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.6% | 5.8% | 6.9% | 8.0% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
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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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5.8% | 7.5% | 9.1% | 10.7% | 12.3% | 14.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.10% | 0.20% | 0.31% | 0.41% | 0.52% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.6% | 58.7% | 61.7% | 64.6% | 67.6% | 70.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.34% | 1.58% | 1.81% | 2.04% | 2.27% | 2.51% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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11.3% | 12.5% | 13.7% | 14.8% | 16.0% | 17.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.875% | 2.909% | 2.943% | 2.976% | 3.010% | 3.044% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.37% | 0.73% | 1.08% | 1.43% | 1.78% | 2.14% |
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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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5.8% | 6.7% | 7.5% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 10.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.10% | 0.20% | 0.31% | 0.41% | 0.52% |
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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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