Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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45.6% | 48.9% | 52.2% | 55.5% | 58.7% | 62.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.3% | 3.1% | 5.9% | 8.7% | 11.6% | 14.4% |
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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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9.74% | 9.97% | 10.20% | 10.42% | 10.65% | 10.88% |
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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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2.83% | 3.30% | 3.75% | 4.21% | 4.67% | 5.13% |
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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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10.7% | 13.6% | 16.5% | 19.4% | 22.2% | 25.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.032% | 0.063% | 0.095% | 0.126% | 0.158% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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40.3% | 45.2% | 50.0% | 54.8% | 59.6% | 64.4% |
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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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5.9% | 6.9% | 7.9% | 8.9% | 9.9% | 10.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.76% | 9.04% | 9.32% | 9.60% | 9.89% | 10.17% |
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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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1.71% | 2.13% | 2.54% | 2.96% | 3.38% | 3.80% |
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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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12.5% | 14.4% | 16.2% | 18.0% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.019% | 0.038% | 0.057% | 0.076% | 0.096% |
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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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