Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.8% | 60.2% | 64.6% | 69.0% | 73.4% | 77.9% |
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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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2.8% | 5.1% | 7.4% | 9.7% | 12.0% | 14.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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0.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 10.1% |
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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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3.2% | 5.7% | 8.2% | 10.7% | 13.2% | 15.8% |
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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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71.37% | 71.83% | 72.29% | 72.75% | 73.21% | 73.68% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.86% | 4.25% | 4.63% | 5.01% | 5.40% | 5.78% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.54% | 5.86% | 6.17% | 6.48% | 6.78% | 7.10% |
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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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1.96% | 2.18% | 2.40% | 2.61% | 2.83% | 3.04% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.56% | 0.85% | 1.13% | 1.41% | 1.69% | 1.97% |
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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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5.00% | 5.45% | 5.90% | 6.35% | 6.80% | 7.26% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.36% | 0.69% | 1.03% | 1.36% | 1.69% | 2.03% |
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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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