Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.0% | 51.8% | 55.5% | 59.3% | 63.1% | 66.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.2% | 4.8% | 7.5% | 10.1% | 12.8% | 15.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.0% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 8.8% | 11.1% | 13.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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1.5% | 4.3% | 7.0% | 9.7% | 12.4% | 15.2% |
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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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6.5% | 8.9% | 11.2% | 13.5% | 15.9% | 18.2% |
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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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58.3% | 59.0% | 59.6% | 60.3% | 60.9% | 61.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.86% | 5.07% | 5.27% | 5.47% | 5.67% | 5.88% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.05% | 5.35% | 5.66% | 5.96% | 6.27% | 6.57% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.28% | 10.68% | 11.07% | 11.47% | 11.86% | 12.26% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.37% | 3.80% | 4.23% | 4.66% | 5.09% | 5.52% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.65% | 0.71% | 0.77% | 0.83% | 0.89% | 0.96% |
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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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9.6% | 10.5% | 11.4% | 12.3% | 13.2% | 14.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.467% | 0.478% | 0.488% | 0.498% | 0.508% | 0.519% |
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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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