Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.8% | 60.0% | 64.2% | 68.4% | 72.6% | 76.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.0% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 8.4% | 10.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.0% | 6.6% | 8.1% | 9.7% | 11.3% | 12.9% |
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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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7.0% | 9.0% | 10.8% | 12.7% | 14.6% | 16.5% |
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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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1.9% | 4.1% | 6.2% | 8.3% | 10.4% | 12.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.05% | 0.10% | 0.15% | 0.20% | 0.26% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.2% | 54.4% | 57.6% | 60.7% | 63.9% | 67.1% |
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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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0.7% | 2.8% | 4.8% | 6.8% | 8.8% | 10.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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10.7% | 11.8% | 12.8% | 13.8% | 14.7% | 15.8% |
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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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2.7% | 5.4% | 8.0% | 10.6% | 13.2% | 15.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.14% | 0.28% | 0.42% | 0.56% | 0.71% |
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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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