Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.1% | 59.6% | 64.1% | 68.6% | 73.1% | 77.6% |
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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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4.9% | 6.5% | 8.0% | 9.5% | 11.1% | 12.6% |
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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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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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7.1% | 8.6% | 10.0% | 11.4% | 12.8% | 14.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.41% | 0.82% | 1.22% | 1.63% | 2.05% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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66.30% | 66.52% | 66.74% | 66.96% | 67.18% | 67.40% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.63% | 2.69% | 2.74% | 2.79% | 2.84% | 2.89% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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9.3% | 10.0% | 10.6% | 11.2% | 11.8% | 12.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.15% | 4.42% | 4.69% | 4.96% | 5.23% | 5.50% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.54% | 3.66% | 3.77% | 3.88% | 3.99% | 4.11% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.42% | 0.60% | 0.78% | 0.96% | 1.14% | 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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9.15% | 9.32% | 9.49% | 9.66% | 9.82% | 9.99% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.300% | 0.343% | 0.386% | 0.428% | 0.470% | 0.513% |
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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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