Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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42.5% | 44.0% | 45.4% | 46.9% | 48.3% | 49.8% |
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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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12.9% | 16.0% | 19.1% | 22.2% | 25.3% | 28.5% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
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6.00% | 6.29% | 6.57% | 6.86% | 7.14% | 7.42% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.08% | 0.17% | 0.25% | 0.34% | 0.42% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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40.2% | 41.8% | 43.3% | 44.8% | 46.3% | 47.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.7% | 5.8% | 7.8% | 9.8% | 11.8% | 13.8% |
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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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11.8% | 13.7% | 15.5% | 17.3% | 19.1% | 21.0% |
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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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5.5% | 6.5% | 7.5% | 8.5% | 9.5% | 10.5% |
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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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7.92% | 8.30% | 8.68% | 9.05% | 9.42% | 9.80% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.15% | 0.29% | 0.44% | 0.58% | 0.73% |
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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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