Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.4% | 57.6% | 60.8% | 64.0% | 67.1% | 70.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.9% | 2.8% | 4.7% | 6.6% | 8.5% | 10.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.3% | 7.7% | 9.0% | 10.4% | 11.7% | 13.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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2.9% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 8.1% | 9.9% | 11.7% |
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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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6.8% | 9.4% | 11.9% | 14.4% | 16.9% | 19.5% |
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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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63.53% | 63.79% | 64.05% | 64.31% | 64.56% | 64.82% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.19% | 3.63% | 4.07% | 4.50% | 4.94% | 5.38% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.17% | 6.62% | 7.06% | 7.50% | 7.94% | 8.38% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.538% | 6.550% | 6.562% | 6.573% | 6.585% | 6.597% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.64% | 2.83% | 3.01% | 3.20% | 3.38% | 3.57% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.942% | 0.963% | 0.983% | 1.003% | 1.023% | 1.043% |
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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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11.4% | 12.0% | 12.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 14.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.36% | 0.50% | 0.64% | 0.77% | 0.91% | 1.05% |
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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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