Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.0% | 55.4% | 59.7% | 64.0% | 68.3% | 72.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.0% | 2.9% | 5.9% | 8.8% | 11.7% | 14.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.0% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 8.3% | 10.3% | 12.4% |
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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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0.0% | 3.4% | 6.7% | 10.1% | 13.4% | 16.8% |
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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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7.3% | 10.2% | 13.0% | 15.8% | 18.6% | 21.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.12% | 0.24% | 0.36% | 0.48% | 0.60% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.0% | 56.3% | 57.5% | 58.7% | 59.9% | 61.1% |
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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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6.3% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 8.7% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.73% | 7.85% | 7.97% | 8.08% | 8.20% | 8.32% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.15% | 6.29% | 6.43% | 6.56% | 6.69% | 6.83% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.23% | 1.38% | 1.53% | 1.68% | 1.82% | 1.98% |
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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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10.16% | 10.41% | 10.66% | 10.90% | 11.15% | 11.40% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.26% | 0.52% | 0.79% | 1.05% | 1.31% |
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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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