Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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41.3% | 44.6% | 47.8% | 51.1% | 54.3% | 57.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.0% | 6.9% | 9.7% | 12.6% | 15.4% | 18.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.8% | 6.1% | 8.3% | 10.5% | 12.8% | 15.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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0.0% | 2.1% | 4.1% | 6.2% | 8.2% | 10.3% |
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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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10.0% | 14.2% | 18.4% | 22.5% | 26.6% | 30.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.0% | 56.8% | 57.5% | 58.2% | 58.9% | 59.7% |
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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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7.9% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 10.0% | 10.8% | 11.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.78% | 8.28% | 8.78% | 9.27% | 9.77% | 10.27% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.24% | 3.47% | 3.69% | 3.90% | 4.12% | 4.35% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.627% | 0.667% | 0.707% | 0.747% | 0.787% | 0.828% |
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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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8.8% | 10.1% | 11.3% | 12.5% | 13.7% | 15.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.22% | 0.43% | 0.65% | 0.87% | 1.09% |
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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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