Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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50.8% | 53.6% | 56.3% | 59.0% | 61.7% | 64.5% |
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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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5.6% | 10.2% | 14.7% | 19.3% | 23.8% | 28.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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2.5% | 4.4% | 6.3% | 8.3% | 10.2% | 12.2% |
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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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6.1% | 9.5% | 12.8% | 16.1% | 19.4% | 22.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.41% | 0.82% | 1.24% | 1.65% | 2.07% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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52.8% | 54.2% | 55.6% | 56.9% | 58.3% | 59.7% |
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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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7.76% | 8.06% | 8.35% | 8.65% | 8.94% | 9.24% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.31% | 5.75% | 6.18% | 6.61% | 7.04% | 7.48% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.60% | 7.69% | 7.78% | 7.86% | 7.95% | 8.04% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.40% | 0.48% | 0.55% | 0.62% | 0.69% | 0.76% |
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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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12.4% | 13.7% | 14.9% | 16.1% | 17.3% | 18.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.359% | 0.370% | 0.379% | 0.389% | 0.399% | 0.409% |
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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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