Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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45.2% | 48.0% | 50.7% | 53.5% | 56.2% | 59.0% |
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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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0.9% | 3.7% | 6.4% | 9.1% | 11.8% | 14.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.7% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 10.9% | 11.7% | 12.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.00% | 0.45% | 0.90% | 1.35% | 1.81% | 2.26% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.64% | 1.01% | 1.38% | 1.75% | 2.12% | 2.49% |
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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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13.6% | 16.0% | 18.2% | 20.5% | 22.8% | 25.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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52.20% | 52.67% | 53.13% | 53.60% | 54.06% | 54.53% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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5.89% | 6.14% | 6.39% | 6.64% | 6.88% | 7.13% |
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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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9.14% | 9.62% | 10.10% | 10.58% | 11.05% | 11.54% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.36% | 1.47% | 1.58% | 1.68% | 1.78% | 1.89% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.838% | 0.876% | 0.913% | 0.951% | 0.988% | 1.026% |
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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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20.51% | 20.73% | 20.95% | 21.16% | 21.38% | 21.60% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.838% | 0.876% | 0.913% | 0.951% | 0.988% | 1.026% |
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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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