Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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50.0% | 53.5% | 57.1% | 60.6% | 64.2% | 67.8% |
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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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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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4.3% | 6.0% | 7.6% | 9.3% | 10.9% | 12.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.31% | 0.63% | 0.94% | 1.25% | 1.57% |
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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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8.6% | 11.7% | 14.8% | 17.8% | 20.9% | 24.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.50% | 0.99% | 1.49% | 1.98% | 2.48% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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58.2% | 59.1% | 60.0% | 60.9% | 61.8% | 62.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.74% | 2.08% | 2.42% | 2.76% | 3.10% | 3.44% |
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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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6.5% | 7.7% | 8.9% | 10.0% | 11.2% | 12.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.3% | 7.3% | 8.1% | 9.0% | 9.9% | 10.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.43% | 0.67% | 0.90% | 1.13% | 1.36% | 1.60% |
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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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11.47% | 11.80% | 12.11% | 12.43% | 12.74% | 13.06% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.10% | 0.20% | 0.29% | 0.39% | 0.50% |
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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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