Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.8% | 51.3% | 52.7% | 54.1% | 55.5% | 56.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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6.4% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 10.0% | 11.2% | 12.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.9% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 8.9% | 10.5% | 12.2% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.95% | 1.25% | 1.53% | 1.82% | 2.11% | 2.40% |
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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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13.0% | 15.5% | 18.0% | 20.6% | 23.1% | 25.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.28% | 0.56% | 0.84% | 1.12% | 1.40% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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42.4% | 45.4% | 48.2% | 51.1% | 54.0% | 56.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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5.7% | 7.1% | 8.4% | 9.7% | 11.0% | 12.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.9% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 8.5% | 10.0% | 11.5% |
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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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1.8% | 3.8% | 5.8% | 7.8% | 9.8% | 11.9% |
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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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13.5% | 15.9% | 18.3% | 20.8% | 23.2% | 25.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.28% | 0.56% | 0.84% | 1.12% | 1.40% |
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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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