Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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47.2% | 51.7% | 56.2% | 60.7% | 65.2% | 69.7% |
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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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3.0% | 5.2% | 7.3% | 9.4% | 11.6% | 13.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.9% | 6.2% | 8.4% | 10.6% | 12.8% | 15.0% |
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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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4.0% | 8.1% | 12.1% | 16.2% | 20.2% | 24.3% |
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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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48.6% | 49.7% | 50.9% | 52.0% | 53.1% | 54.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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9.44% | 9.74% | 10.03% | 10.33% | 10.62% | 10.92% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.15% | 8.54% | 8.93% | 9.31% | 9.70% | 10.09% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.87% | 1.97% | 2.06% | 2.15% | 2.24% | 2.34% |
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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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14.9% | 15.8% | 16.6% | 17.4% | 18.2% | 19.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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1.061% | 1.070% | 1.078% | 1.086% | 1.094% | 1.103% |
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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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