Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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46.2% | 48.5% | 50.8% | 53.1% | 55.4% | 57.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.0% | 2.7% | 5.4% | 8.1% | 10.8% | 13.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.7% | 5.3% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 9.9% | 11.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.5% | 12.1% | 13.6% | 15.1% | 16.7% | 18.2% |
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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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14.4% | 16.7% | 19.0% | 21.2% | 23.5% | 25.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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1.40% | 1.64% | 1.88% | 2.11% | 2.35% | 2.59% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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46.24% | 46.38% | 46.52% | 46.66% | 46.80% | 46.94% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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8.381% | 8.430% | 8.478% | 8.526% | 8.574% | 8.623% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.4% | 11.3% | 12.3% | 13.2% | 14.1% | 15.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.62% | 1.02% | 1.41% | 1.81% | 2.21% | 2.61% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.97% | 1.48% | 1.97% | 2.47% | 2.97% | 3.47% |
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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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18.78% | 18.94% | 19.09% | 19.25% | 19.40% | 19.56% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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1.44% | 1.94% | 2.43% | 2.92% | 3.42% | 3.92% |
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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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