Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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33.5% | 36.3% | 39.0% | 41.8% | 44.5% | 47.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.9% | 6.3% | 10.6% | 15.0% | 19.3% | 23.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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0.0% | 3.6% | 7.2% | 10.9% | 14.5% | 18.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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2.5% | 5.9% | 9.2% | 12.5% | 15.8% | 19.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.0% | 4.2% | 8.5% | 12.7% | 17.0% | 21.3% |
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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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10.9% | 15.6% | 20.4% | 25.1% | 29.8% | 34.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.32% | 0.65% | 0.97% | 1.29% | 1.62% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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41.9% | 43.4% | 44.9% | 46.4% | 47.9% | 49.4% |
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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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0.4% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 7.3% | 9.6% | 12.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.2% | 10.6% | 11.8% | 13.1% | 14.4% | 15.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.622% | 5.646% | 5.670% | 5.694% | 5.718% | 5.743% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.148% | 1.160% | 1.171% | 1.182% | 1.194% | 1.205% |
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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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15.2% | 16.7% | 18.1% | 19.5% | 20.9% | 22.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.61% | 1.06% | 1.50% | 1.93% | 2.37% | 2.82% |
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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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