Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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50.4% | 51.7% | 52.9% | 54.1% | 55.3% | 56.6% |
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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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9.6% | 11.7% | 13.7% | 15.7% | 17.8% | 19.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.4% | 5.6% | 8.7% | 11.8% | 14.9% | 18.1% |
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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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5.4% | 6.7% | 8.0% | 9.3% | 10.7% | 12.0% |
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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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53.6% | 55.5% | 57.3% | 59.2% | 61.0% | 62.9% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.3% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 10.4% | 11.1% | 11.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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10.2% | 10.8% | 11.4% | 12.0% | 12.6% | 13.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.27% | 2.68% | 3.08% | 3.48% | 3.88% | 4.29% |
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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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5.8% | 6.8% | 7.7% | 8.7% | 9.7% | 10.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.711% | 0.755% | 0.799% | 0.843% | 0.887% | 0.932% |
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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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