Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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43.3% | 44.3% | 45.3% | 46.2% | 47.2% | 48.2% |
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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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14.5% | 16.3% | 18.0% | 19.6% | 21.3% | 23.0% |
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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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8.0% | 9.0% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 12.1% | 13.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.43% | 0.86% | 1.28% | 1.71% | 2.14% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.02% | 55.17% | 55.30% | 55.44% | 55.58% | 55.73% |
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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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6.00% | 6.39% | 6.78% | 7.17% | 7.55% | 7.94% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.3% | 10.1% | 10.9% | 11.6% | 12.3% | 13.1% |
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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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10.61% | 10.72% | 10.81% | 10.91% | 11.01% | 11.12% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.24% | 0.48% | 0.71% | 0.95% | 1.18% | 1.42% |
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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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