Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.2% | 57.4% | 58.5% | 59.6% | 60.7% | 61.9% |
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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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6.95% | 7.41% | 7.86% | 8.31% | 8.77% | 9.23% |
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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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10.4% | 11.8% | 13.2% | 14.6% | 16.0% | 17.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.61% | 0.76% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.02% | 55.27% | 55.51% | 55.76% | 56.00% | 56.25% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.75% | 1.03% | 1.31% | 1.59% | 1.87% | 2.15% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.79% | 7.99% | 8.18% | 8.37% | 8.56% | 8.76% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.9% | 7.7% | 8.4% | 9.2% | 9.9% | 10.7% |
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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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8.13% | 8.32% | 8.50% | 8.68% | 8.86% | 9.04% |
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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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11.6% | 12.8% | 13.9% | 15.1% | 16.3% | 17.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.61% | 0.76% |
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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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