Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.0% | 55.0% | 55.9% | 56.8% | 57.8% | 58.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.90% | 4.35% | 4.79% | 5.23% | 5.68% | 6.12% |
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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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3.7% | 6.6% | 9.5% | 12.4% | 15.2% | 18.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.5% | 6.7% | 7.9% | 9.0% | 10.2% | 11.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.26% | 1.43% | 1.59% | 1.76% | 1.92% | 2.09% |
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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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4.1% | 6.8% | 9.3% | 11.9% | 14.5% | 17.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.17% | 0.34% | 0.51% | 0.68% | 0.85% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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41.7% | 44.6% | 47.5% | 50.4% | 53.3% | 56.3% |
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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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5.50% | 5.80% | 6.10% | 6.40% | 6.70% | 7.00% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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12.4% | 13.3% | 14.3% | 15.2% | 16.2% | 17.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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3.66% | 3.73% | 3.79% | 3.85% | 3.91% | 3.97% |
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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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6.0% | 8.5% | 11.0% | 13.4% | 15.9% | 18.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.017% | 0.035% | 0.052% | 0.070% | 0.088% |
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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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