Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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50.3% | 51.8% | 53.3% | 54.8% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
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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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8.33% | 8.52% | 8.70% | 8.89% | 9.07% | 9.26% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.7% | 8.1% | 9.4% | 10.7% | 12.0% | 13.3% |
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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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0.71% | 0.82% | 0.92% | 1.03% | 1.13% | 1.24% |
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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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13.5% | 15.2% | 16.9% | 18.5% | 20.1% | 21.8% |
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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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52.7% | 53.8% | 54.8% | 55.9% | 56.9% | 58.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.116% | 3.145% | 3.174% | 3.203% | 3.232% | 3.261% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.5% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 9.0% | 9.5% | 10.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.99% | 9.36% | 9.73% | 10.10% | 10.47% | 10.85% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.03% | 5.12% | 5.19% | 5.27% | 5.34% | 5.43% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.59% | 0.75% | 0.90% | 1.05% | 1.20% | 1.36% |
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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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14.092% | 14.139% | 14.187% | 14.234% | 14.281% | 14.329% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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2.272% | 2.306% | 2.339% | 2.373% | 2.406% | 2.440% |
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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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