Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.3% | 58.4% | 60.4% | 62.5% | 64.5% | 66.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.67% | 0.85% | 1.02% | 1.20% | 1.37% | 1.55% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.30% | 5.80% | 6.30% | 6.80% | 7.30% | 7.80% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.2% | 10.6% | 13.1% | 15.5% | 17.9% | 20.3% |
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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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7.7% | 8.5% | 9.2% | 10.0% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.09% | 0.19% | 0.28% | 0.37% | 0.47% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.9% | 52.5% | 56.0% | 59.5% | 63.1% | 66.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.00% | 0.49% | 0.98% | 1.47% | 1.96% | 2.45% |
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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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8.2% | 11.3% | 14.4% | 17.4% | 20.5% | 23.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.6% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
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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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4.8% | 6.4% | 8.0% | 9.5% | 11.0% | 12.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.25% | 0.51% | 0.76% | 1.02% | 1.27% |
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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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