Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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44.1% | 46.7% | 49.3% | 51.9% | 54.5% | 57.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.1% | 2.2% | 4.3% | 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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1.6% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 8.3% | 10.6% | 12.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.7% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 7.6% | 8.9% | 10.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.0% | 10.5% | 14.0% | 17.4% | 20.9% | 24.4% |
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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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3.2% | 4.7% | 6.1% | 7.6% | 9.0% | 10.5% |
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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% | 0.39% | 0.49% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.2% | 52.9% | 54.5% | 56.1% | 57.7% | 59.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.64% | 5.00% | 5.36% | 5.72% | 6.07% | 6.43% |
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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% | 11.6% | 12.3% | 13.1% | 13.9% | 14.7% |
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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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6.3% | 8.2% | 10.1% | 12.0% | 13.9% | 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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