Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.2% | 57.6% | 60.0% | 62.3% | 64.7% | 67.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.44% | 2.76% | 3.08% | 3.40% | 3.71% | 4.04% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.2% | 7.9% | 8.7% | 9.4% | 10.1% | 10.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.69% | 5.16% | 5.62% | 6.07% | 6.53% | 7.00% |
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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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0.00% | 0.24% | 0.48% | 0.72% | 0.96% | 1.20% |
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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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9.4% | 11.2% | 13.0% | 14.7% | 16.4% | 18.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.69% | 0.81% | 0.92% | 1.03% | 1.15% | 1.26% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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53.8% | 56.3% | 58.8% | 61.2% | 63.7% | 66.1% |
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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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5.7% | 7.4% | 9.0% | 10.7% | 12.3% | 14.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.10% | 5.46% | 5.80% | 6.15% | 6.50% | 6.85% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.4% | 5.1% | 6.9% | 8.6% | 10.4% | 12.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.55% | 0.68% | 0.81% | 0.93% | 1.06% | 1.19% |
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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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9.3% | 10.3% | 11.3% | 12.3% | 13.3% | 14.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.46% | 0.80% | 1.13% | 1.47% | 1.80% | 2.15% |
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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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