Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.4% | 59.4% | 63.4% | 67.4% | 71.3% | 75.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.1% | 4.7% | 7.2% | 9.7% | 12.2% | 14.7% |
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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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0.0% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 6.8% | 9.1% | 11.4% |
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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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7.1% | 11.7% | 16.4% | 21.0% | 25.7% | 30.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.28% | 0.57% | 0.85% | 1.14% | 1.43% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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66.48% | 66.87% | 67.26% | 67.65% | 68.04% | 68.44% |
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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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4.54% | 4.85% | 5.16% | 5.48% | 5.79% | 6.10% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.3% | 5.6% | 6.8% | 8.1% | 9.3% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.58% | 2.05% | 2.51% | 2.96% | 3.42% | 3.89% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.80% | 1.05% | 1.30% | 1.55% | 1.80% | 2.05% |
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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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9.4% | 10.0% | 10.6% | 11.1% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.05% | 0.12% | 0.18% | 0.25% | 0.31% | 0.38% |
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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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