Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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46.1% | 49.9% | 53.6% | 57.3% | 61.1% | 64.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.3% | 4.8% | 6.1% | 7.5% | 8.9% | 10.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.0% | 5.8% | 7.5% | 9.3% | 11.1% | 12.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.5% | 8.6% | 11.7% | 14.8% | 17.9% | 21.0% |
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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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7.0% | 8.8% | 10.5% | 12.1% | 13.8% | 15.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.27% | 0.54% | 0.82% | 1.09% | 1.37% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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53.9% | 56.7% | 59.4% | 62.2% | 64.9% | 67.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.5% | 4.2% | 5.9% | 7.6% | 9.2% | 10.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.9% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 10.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.7% | 7.8% | 9.8% | 11.8% | 13.8% | 15.9% |
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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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10.47% | 10.93% | 11.39% | 11.85% | 12.31% | 12.77% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.17% | 0.33% | 0.50% | 0.66% | 0.83% |
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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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