Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.8% | 50.4% | 52.0% | 53.6% | 55.2% | 56.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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10.26% | 10.74% | 11.21% | 11.68% | 12.15% | 12.63% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.52% | 5.83% | 6.13% | 6.43% | 6.73% | 7.03% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.1% | 10.9% | 11.7% | 12.5% | 13.3% | 14.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.34% | 1.48% | 1.62% | 1.75% | 1.89% | 2.02% |
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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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12.984% | 13.021% | 13.058% | 13.095% | 13.131% | 13.168% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.275% | 0.287% | 0.300% | 0.312% | 0.324% | 0.337% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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38.6% | 40.7% | 42.8% | 44.8% | 46.8% | 48.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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10.2% | 12.0% | 13.8% | 15.6% | 17.3% | 19.2% |
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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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13.38% | 13.54% | 13.69% | 13.84% | 13.99% | 14.14% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.97% | 1.19% | 1.40% | 1.60% | 1.81% | 2.02% |
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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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13.1% | 15.0% | 16.8% | 18.6% | 20.4% | 22.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.336% | 0.384% | 0.431% | 0.477% | 0.524% | 0.572% |
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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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