Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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41.5% | 44.3% | 47.1% | 49.8% | 52.6% | 55.4% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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8.6% | 11.1% | 13.6% | 16.1% | 18.5% | 21.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.0% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 8.4% | 10.9% | 13.4% |
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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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7.5% | 9.9% | 12.4% | 14.8% | 17.3% | 19.8% |
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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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35.6% | 38.6% | 41.5% | 44.5% | 47.4% | 50.4% |
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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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5.56% | 5.98% | 6.38% | 6.79% | 7.20% | 7.61% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.84% | 7.12% | 7.39% | 7.67% | 7.94% | 8.22% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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12.5% | 15.1% | 17.7% | 20.3% | 22.9% | 25.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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4.8% | 6.8% | 8.8% | 10.7% | 12.7% | 14.7% |
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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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4.2% | 5.9% | 7.5% | 9.0% | 10.6% | 12.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.42% | 0.85% | 1.27% | 1.70% | 2.13% |
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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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