Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.5% | 51.4% | 53.2% | 55.1% | 56.9% | 58.8% |
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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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0.0% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 6.7% | 9.0% | 11.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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1.8% | 4.7% | 7.5% | 10.3% | 13.1% | 15.9% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
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10.6% | 15.1% | 19.5% | 23.9% | 28.3% | 32.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.38% | 0.75% | 1.12% | 1.50% | 1.88% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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58.05% | 58.21% | 58.37% | 58.52% | 58.68% | 58.84% |
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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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7.6% | 8.2% | 8.8% | 9.3% | 9.9% | 10.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.62% | 2.04% | 2.45% | 2.87% | 3.28% | 3.70% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.16% | 1.53% | 1.91% | 2.28% | 2.65% | 3.03% |
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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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15.3% | 16.4% | 17.5% | 18.6% | 19.7% | 20.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.28% | 0.56% | 0.84% | 1.12% | 1.40% |
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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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