Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.0% | 59.7% | 62.3% | 65.0% | 67.6% | 70.3% |
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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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2.96% | 3.34% | 3.71% | 4.08% | 4.46% | 4.83% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.9% | 3.7% | 5.5% | 7.2% | 8.9% | 10.7% |
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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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13.3% | 16.4% | 19.5% | 22.5% | 25.6% | 28.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.040% | 0.080% | 0.121% | 0.161% | 0.202% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.0% | 58.3% | 59.5% | 60.7% | 61.9% | 63.2% |
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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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2.81% | 3.06% | 3.29% | 3.53% | 3.77% | 4.02% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.20% | 3.53% | 3.86% | 4.18% | 4.50% | 4.83% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.6% | 5.0% | 6.4% | 7.8% | 9.3% | 10.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.40% | 0.62% | 0.83% | 1.04% | 1.26% | 1.48% |
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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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15.7% | 16.8% | 17.9% | 18.9% | 20.0% | 21.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.20% | 0.32% | 0.44% | 0.56% | 0.68% | 0.81% |
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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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