Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.4% | 51.0% | 53.5% | 56.0% | 58.5% | 61.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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5.0% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 8.2% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.8% | 7.7% | 9.7% | 11.6% | 13.6% | 15.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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2.7% | 4.9% | 7.1% | 9.2% | 11.4% | 13.6% |
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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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0.00% | 0.39% | 0.78% | 1.16% | 1.55% | 1.94% |
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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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15.7% | 17.0% | 18.3% | 19.6% | 20.8% | 22.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.15% | 0.31% | 0.46% | 0.61% | 0.77% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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42.0% | 44.5% | 47.1% | 49.6% | 52.1% | 54.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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5.3% | 6.4% | 7.4% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 10.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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10.0% | 10.8% | 11.5% | 12.1% | 12.8% | 13.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.01% | 10.08% | 10.15% | 10.21% | 10.28% | 10.35% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.50% | 2.67% | 2.83% | 2.99% | 3.15% | 3.32% |
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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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13.12% | 13.43% | 13.73% | 14.03% | 14.34% | 14.65% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.5780% | 0.5795% | 0.5810% | 0.5824% | 0.5839% | 0.5854% |
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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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