Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.3% | 3.0% | 5.6% | 8.3% | 10.9% | 13.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.8% | 5.1% | 7.4% | 9.8% | 12.1% | 14.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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0.9% | 3.0% | 5.2% | 7.3% | 9.5% | 11.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.8% | 9.8% | 13.6% | 17.5% | 21.4% | 25.3% |
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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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7.2% | 8.7% | 10.1% | 11.5% | 12.9% | 14.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.34% | 0.67% | 1.01% | 1.34% | 1.68% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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41.7% | 45.6% | 49.4% | 53.2% | 57.0% | 60.9% |
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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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3.5% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 10.0% | 11.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.6% | 5.1% | 6.6% | 8.1% | 9.6% | 11.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.2% | 10.1% | 13.9% | 17.6% | 21.4% | 25.3% |
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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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6.6% | 8.2% | 9.7% | 11.3% | 12.8% | 14.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.35% | 0.71% | 1.06% | 1.41% | 1.77% |
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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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