Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.0% | 55.4% | 59.7% | 64.1% | 68.4% | 72.8% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.5% | 8.0% | 11.4% | 14.8% | 18.3% | 21.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.0% | 5.5% | 8.1% | 10.6% | 13.1% | 15.7% |
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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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1.9% | 5.1% | 8.2% | 11.3% | 14.4% | 17.6% |
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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% | 0.19% | 0.29% | 0.38% | 0.48% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.5% | 59.8% | 62.1% | 64.4% | 66.6% | 68.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.00% | 0.44% | 0.89% | 1.33% | 1.77% | 2.22% |
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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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9.0% | 11.2% | 13.4% | 15.6% | 17.7% | 19.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.4% | 5.1% | 6.9% | 8.6% | 10.3% | 12.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.99% | 1.20% | 1.41% | 1.62% | 1.83% | 2.04% |
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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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5.1% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 10.0% | 11.6% | 13.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.18% | 0.35% | 0.53% | 0.71% | 0.89% |
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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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