Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.9% | 52.7% | 56.5% | 60.3% | 64.0% | 67.8% |
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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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0.9% | 3.4% | 5.8% | 8.2% | 10.6% | 13.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.4% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 10.5% | 11.8% | 13.2% |
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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% | 11.7% | 12.8% | 13.9% | 14.9% | 16.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.06% | 0.13% | 0.19% | 0.25% | 0.32% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.6% | 53.4% | 55.1% | 56.9% | 58.6% | 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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.3% | 9.2% | 10.0% | 10.8% | 11.7% | 12.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.6% | 7.8% | 8.9% | 10.1% | 11.2% | 12.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.90% | 3.98% | 4.05% | 4.12% | 4.19% | 4.27% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.44% | 0.70% | 0.97% | 1.23% | 1.49% | 1.76% |
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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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11.1% | 11.7% | 12.3% | 12.8% | 13.4% | 14.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.05% | 0.11% | 0.16% | 0.22% | 0.27% |
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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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