Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.1% | 58.0% | 59.9% | 61.7% | 63.6% | 65.5% |
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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% | 6.0% | 8.4% | 10.7% | 13.1% | 15.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.3% | 7.0% | 8.6% | 10.2% | 11.8% | 13.5% |
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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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3.5% | 5.9% | 8.3% | 10.7% | 13.1% | 15.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.16% | 0.32% | 0.47% | 0.63% | 0.80% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.8% | 57.8% | 58.9% | 59.9% | 60.9% | 62.0% |
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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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7.12% | 7.56% | 7.99% | 8.42% | 8.85% | 9.28% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.8% | 9.3% | 10.8% | 12.3% | 13.8% | 15.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.76% | 4.17% | 4.56% | 4.96% | 5.36% | 5.76% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.91% | 2.27% | 2.62% | 2.97% | 3.32% | 3.67% |
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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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7.4% | 8.2% | 8.9% | 9.6% | 10.3% | 11.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.32% | 0.42% | 0.52% | 0.62% | 0.72% | 0.82% |
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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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