Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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26.8% | 28.0% | 29.1% | 30.2% | 31.3% | 32.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.7% | 5.8% | 6.9% | 8.0% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
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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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11.6% | 16.2% | 20.7% | 25.3% | 29.8% | 34.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.9% | 9.9% | 11.9% | 13.9% | 15.9% | 18.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.75% | 1.14% | 1.53% | 1.91% | 2.30% | 2.69% |
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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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5.0% | 10.0% | 15.0% | 20.0% | 24.9% | 30.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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32.4% | 34.3% | 36.1% | 37.9% | 39.7% | 41.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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5.9% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 8.5% | 9.3% | 10.2% |
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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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11.6% | 14.2% | 16.7% | 19.3% | 21.8% | 24.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.755% | 7.788% | 7.821% | 7.854% | 7.887% | 7.920% |
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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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10.9% | 14.7% | 18.5% | 22.3% | 26.1% | 30.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.46% | 0.91% | 1.37% | 1.83% | 2.29% |
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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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