Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.0% | 53.0% | 55.1% | 57.1% | 59.1% | 61.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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5.28% | 5.77% | 6.25% | 6.73% | 7.21% | 7.70% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.19% | 4.33% | 4.46% | 4.59% | 4.71% | 4.85% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.64% | 8.12% | 8.59% | 9.06% | 9.54% | 10.02% |
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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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1.02% | 1.24% | 1.45% | 1.67% | 1.88% | 2.10% |
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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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10.5% | 12.4% | 14.2% | 16.1% | 17.9% | 19.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.12% | 0.24% | 0.37% | 0.49% | 0.61% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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42.3% | 46.2% | 49.9% | 53.7% | 57.5% | 61.3% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.6% | 6.6% | 8.5% | 10.5% | 12.5% | 14.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.0% | 7.7% | 9.2% | 10.8% | 12.4% | 14.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.34% | 0.68% | 1.03% | 1.37% | 1.71% |
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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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3.5% | 7.7% | 11.8% | 15.9% | 20.0% | 24.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.59% | 0.75% |
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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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