Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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45.1% | 49.0% | 52.8% | 56.6% | 60.5% | 64.4% |
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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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3.4% | 4.9% | 6.4% | 7.9% | 9.5% | 11.0% |
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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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11.4% | 14.8% | 18.2% | 21.6% | 25.0% | 28.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.34% | 0.68% | 1.02% | 1.36% | 1.71% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.69% | 59.92% | 60.15% | 60.38% | 60.61% | 60.84% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.07% | 4.43% | 4.78% | 5.13% | 5.48% | 5.83% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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1.79% | 2.07% | 2.34% | 2.62% | 2.89% | 3.18% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.17% | 7.26% | 7.35% | 7.44% | 7.52% | 7.61% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.32% | 7.60% | 7.87% | 8.15% | 8.42% | 8.70% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.59% | 1.08% | 1.55% | 2.03% | 2.51% | 2.99% |
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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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13.4% | 14.0% | 14.6% | 15.1% | 15.7% | 16.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.149% | 0.192% | 0.235% | 0.277% | 0.320% | 0.363% |
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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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