Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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45.9% | 48.8% | 51.6% | 54.4% | 57.2% | 60.1% |
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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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3.3% | 5.2% | 7.0% | 8.9% | 10.7% | 12.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.25% | 6.62% | 6.99% | 7.36% | 7.74% | 8.11% |
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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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13.7% | 18.7% | 23.7% | 28.6% | 33.6% | 38.6% |
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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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49.1% | 51.4% | 53.6% | 55.9% | 58.1% | 60.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.39% | 3.83% | 4.25% | 4.68% | 5.10% | 5.53% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.46% | 2.75% | 3.03% | 3.32% | 3.60% | 3.88% |
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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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17.98% | 18.27% | 18.55% | 18.83% | 19.12% | 19.40% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.38% | 0.50% | 0.61% | 0.72% | 0.82% | 0.94% |
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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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