Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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50.7% | 54.4% | 58.0% | 61.6% | 65.3% | 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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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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6.9% | 10.0% | 13.1% | 16.1% | 19.2% | 22.3% |
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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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10.2% | 11.9% | 13.6% | 15.2% | 16.9% | 18.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.09% | 0.18% | 0.27% | 0.35% | 0.45% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.3% | 60.0% | 60.7% | 61.4% | 62.1% | 62.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.24% | 2.48% | 2.71% | 2.94% | 3.17% | 3.41% |
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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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3.3% | 5.7% | 8.0% | 10.4% | 12.7% | 15.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.1% | 6.1% | 7.1% | 8.0% | 9.0% | 10.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.31% | 1.56% | 1.81% | 2.06% | 2.31% | 2.56% |
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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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13.93% | 14.02% | 14.10% | 14.19% | 14.27% | 14.36% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.029% | 0.058% | 0.088% | 0.117% | 0.146% |
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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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