Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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37.4% | 40.6% | 43.8% | 47.0% | 50.2% | 53.4% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.73% | 10.06% | 10.38% | 10.71% | 11.03% | 11.36% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.86% | 7.93% | 7.99% | 8.05% | 8.11% | 8.17% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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3.98% | 4.31% | 4.64% | 4.96% | 5.29% | 5.62% |
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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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22.5% | 23.7% | 24.9% | 26.1% | 27.3% | 28.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.22% | 0.45% | 0.67% | 0.90% | 1.13% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.5% | 52.4% | 56.2% | 60.1% | 63.9% | 67.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.0% | 3.9% | 5.7% | 7.5% | 9.4% | 11.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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1.11% | 1.47% | 1.82% | 2.17% | 2.53% | 2.88% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.41% | 7.69% | 7.97% | 8.24% | 8.51% | 8.79% |
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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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10.2% | 11.5% | 12.8% | 14.1% | 15.4% | 16.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.09% | 0.18% | 0.27% | 0.36% | 0.46% |
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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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