Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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44.1% | 47.4% | 50.7% | 53.9% | 57.2% | 60.5% |
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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% | 3.0% | 6.0% | 9.0% | 12.0% | 15.1% |
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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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1.7% | 3.8% | 5.9% | 7.9% | 10.0% | 12.1% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.08% | 0.17% | 0.25% | 0.33% | 0.42% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.6% | 56.7% | 57.8% | 58.8% | 59.9% | 61.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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5.53% | 6.01% | 6.48% | 6.95% | 7.42% | 7.90% |
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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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8.00% | 8.15% | 8.30% | 8.45% | 8.60% | 8.75% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.32% | 3.54% | 3.75% | 3.96% | 4.16% | 4.38% |
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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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13.48% | 13.55% | 13.63% | 13.70% | 13.77% | 13.85% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.10% | 0.17% | 0.24% | 0.31% | 0.37% | 0.44% |
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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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