Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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47.0% | 49.9% | 52.7% | 55.4% | 58.2% | 61.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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5.80% | 5.93% | 6.05% | 6.17% | 6.28% | 6.41% |
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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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10.0% | 12.1% | 14.2% | 16.3% | 18.5% | 20.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.11% | 3.28% | 3.44% | 3.61% | 3.77% | 3.94% |
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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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12.68% | 12.78% | 12.87% | 12.96% | 13.05% | 13.15% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.024% | 0.048% | 0.072% | 0.097% | 0.121% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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39.86% | 40.20% | 40.54% | 40.88% | 41.21% | 41.56% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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5.785% | 5.820% | 5.855% | 5.890% | 5.924% | 5.960% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.3% | 5.1% | 7.9% | 10.6% | 13.4% | 16.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.0% | 11.3% | 14.6% | 17.8% | 21.1% | 24.4% |
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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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10.9% | 13.9% | 16.9% | 19.9% | 22.9% | 25.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.74% | 1.05% | 1.36% | 1.67% | 1.98% | 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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