Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.2% | 60.0% | 62.7% | 65.4% | 68.1% | 70.9% |
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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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4.6% | 7.1% | 9.5% | 11.8% | 14.2% | 16.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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1.6% | 4.8% | 7.9% | 11.0% | 14.1% | 17.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.7% | 6.6% | 8.5% | 10.4% | 12.2% | 14.2% |
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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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4.81% | 5.27% | 5.73% | 6.19% | 6.65% | 7.11% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.08% | 0.15% | 0.23% | 0.30% | 0.38% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.6% | 59.0% | 60.4% | 61.8% | 63.1% | 64.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.74% | 2.99% | 3.24% | 3.49% | 3.74% | 3.99% |
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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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10.1% | 10.9% | 11.6% | 12.3% | 13.0% | 13.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.85% | 6.92% | 6.98% | 7.04% | 7.10% | 7.16% |
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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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6.50% | 6.97% | 7.44% | 7.90% | 8.36% | 8.83% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.48% | 0.54% | 0.60% | 0.65% | 0.70% | 0.76% |
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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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