Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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33.3% | 36.7% | 40.1% | 43.4% | 46.8% | 50.2% |
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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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8.2% | 11.2% | 14.3% | 17.3% | 20.3% | 23.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.3% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 9.4% | 11.4% | 13.5% |
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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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8.8% | 12.8% | 16.7% | 20.6% | 24.4% | 28.4% |
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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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46.18% | 46.35% | 46.52% | 46.69% | 46.85% | 47.03% |
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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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3.134% | 3.150% | 3.166% | 3.182% | 3.197% | 3.213% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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17.0% | 18.2% | 19.3% | 20.4% | 21.5% | 22.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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10.34% | 10.52% | 10.70% | 10.88% | 11.06% | 11.25% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.60% | 1.85% | 2.09% | 2.34% | 2.58% | 2.83% |
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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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12.53% | 12.88% | 13.23% | 13.57% | 13.91% | 14.26% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.94% | 1.19% | 1.45% | 1.70% | 1.96% | 2.21% |
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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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