Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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60.4% | 62.6% | 64.8% | 66.9% | 69.1% | 71.3% |
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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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2.2% | 5.4% | 8.6% | 11.8% | 14.9% | 18.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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2.0% | 4.9% | 7.6% | 10.4% | 13.2% | 16.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.1% | 10.8% | 14.5% | 18.1% | 21.8% | 25.5% |
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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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1.6% | 3.6% | 5.5% | 7.5% | 9.4% | 11.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.024% | 0.048% | 0.072% | 0.096% | 0.121% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.9% | 61.0% | 62.1% | 63.2% | 64.3% | 65.4% |
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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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2.3% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 7.5% | 9.2% | 11.0% |
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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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11.5% | 12.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% | 13.8% | 14.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.17% | 1.52% | 1.86% | 2.21% | 2.56% | 2.91% |
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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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6.29% | 6.74% | 7.19% | 7.63% | 8.08% | 8.53% |
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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% | 0.21% | 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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