Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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53.1% | 55.3% | 57.5% | 59.7% | 61.9% | 64.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.5% | 7.1% | 9.7% | 12.3% | 14.9% | 17.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.8% | 4.5% | 6.1% | 7.7% | 9.3% | 11.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.8% | 6.0% | 7.1% | 8.3% | 9.4% | 10.6% |
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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% | 11.2% | 12.4% | 13.7% | 14.9% | 16.1% |
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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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55.0% | 56.0% | 56.9% | 57.9% | 58.8% | 59.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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8.83% | 9.13% | 9.43% | 9.73% | 10.03% | 10.33% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.55% | 6.72% | 6.88% | 7.04% | 7.20% | 7.37% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.56% | 6.71% | 6.85% | 6.99% | 7.13% | 7.28% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.88% | 3.00% | 3.11% | 3.22% | 3.33% | 3.45% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.56% | 0.73% | 0.89% | 1.04% | 1.20% | 1.37% |
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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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14.04% | 14.26% | 14.48% | 14.70% | 14.91% | 15.13% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.17% | 0.34% | 0.51% | 0.68% | 0.85% |
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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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