Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.1% | 52.2% | 55.1% | 58.1% | 61.1% | 64.1% |
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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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7.8% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.4% | 5.0% | 6.7% | 8.3% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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11.4% | 14.2% | 16.9% | 19.7% | 22.4% | 25.2% |
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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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2.9% | 4.6% | 6.4% | 8.1% | 9.8% | 11.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.18% | 0.36% | 0.54% | 0.71% | 0.90% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.1% | 53.7% | 58.2% | 62.8% | 67.3% | 71.9% |
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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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3.6% | 5.3% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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1.8% | 3.8% | 5.7% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 11.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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11.4% | 14.2% | 16.9% | 19.7% | 22.4% | 25.2% |
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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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2.9% | 4.6% | 6.4% | 8.1% | 9.8% | 11.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.18% | 0.36% | 0.54% | 0.71% | 0.90% |
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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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