Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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31.3% | 34.2% | 37.0% | 39.9% | 42.7% | 45.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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6.8% | 8.3% | 9.7% | 11.1% | 12.5% | 14.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.02% | 2.47% | 2.91% | 3.36% | 3.80% | 4.25% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.9% | 12.0% | 13.1% | 14.2% | 15.3% | 16.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.48% | 3.90% | 4.32% | 4.74% | 5.15% | 5.58% |
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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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15.3% | 17.9% | 20.4% | 22.9% | 25.4% | 27.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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2.0% | 3.9% | 5.8% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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41.2% | 43.4% | 45.6% | 47.8% | 50.1% | 52.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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8.42% | 8.82% | 9.21% | 9.60% | 9.99% | 10.39% |
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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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9.5% | 10.4% | 11.1% | 11.9% | 12.7% | 13.5% |
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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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3.68% | 3.75% | 3.82% | 3.88% | 3.94% | 4.01% |
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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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18.01% | 18.18% | 18.33% | 18.49% | 18.65% | 18.81% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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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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