Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.2% | 57.5% | 60.6% | 63.8% | 67.0% | 70.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.4% | 3.5% | 5.6% | 7.7% | 9.8% | 11.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.97% | 6.21% | 6.45% | 6.68% | 6.92% | 7.16% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.69% | 5.01% | 5.31% | 5.62% | 5.93% | 6.24% |
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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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9.5% | 11.5% | 13.3% | 15.2% | 17.1% | 19.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.60% | 0.75% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.2% | 59.2% | 64.2% | 69.1% | 74.1% | 79.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.6% | 2.9% | 5.1% | 7.3% | 9.6% | 11.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.5% | 4.5% | 6.4% | 8.4% | 10.3% | 12.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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2.7% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 8.1% | 9.8% | 11.6% |
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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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2.2% | 5.6% | 8.9% | 12.3% | 15.6% | 19.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.40% | 0.80% | 1.20% | 1.60% | 2.01% |
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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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