Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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40.5% | 42.2% | 43.9% | 45.5% | 47.2% | 48.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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10.6% | 12.1% | 13.5% | 14.9% | 16.4% | 17.9% |
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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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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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0.75% | 1.08% | 1.40% | 1.71% | 2.03% | 2.36% |
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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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20.0% | 21.7% | 23.3% | 24.9% | 26.5% | 28.2% |
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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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47.1% | 48.1% | 49.1% | 50.1% | 51.1% | 52.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.11% | 6.56% | 7.01% | 7.46% | 7.90% | 8.35% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.2% | 9.0% | 10.7% | 12.5% | 14.2% | 16.0% |
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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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14.75% | 15.10% | 15.44% | 15.78% | 16.12% | 16.46% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.38% | 0.49% | 0.59% | 0.69% | 0.80% | 0.90% |
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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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