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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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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5.9% | 7.2% | 8.4% | 9.6% | 10.8% | 12.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.8% | 3.9% | 6.9% | 10.0% | 13.0% | 16.2% |
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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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16.8% | 19.8% | 22.7% | 25.7% | 28.6% | 31.6% |
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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% | 0.10% | 0.16% | 0.21% | 0.27% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.13% | 55.54% | 55.95% | 56.36% | 56.77% | 57.19% |
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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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2.76% | 3.26% | 3.75% | 4.24% | 4.74% | 5.24% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.83% | 8.96% | 9.07% | 9.19% | 9.30% | 9.42% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.90% | 7.33% | 7.75% | 8.18% | 8.60% | 9.03% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.17% | 0.33% | 0.50% | 0.66% | 0.83% |
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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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16.8% | 17.5% | 18.3% | 19.0% | 19.7% | 20.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.26% | 0.57% | 0.88% | 1.18% | 1.49% | 1.80% |
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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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