Table 23: Number and Percent of Employed Persons by Class of Worker for the United States and States in the United States, 1990 and 2000 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Employed Persons Percent of Employed Persons ________________________ ___________________________ Class of Worker 1990 2000 1990 2000 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ United States Employed civilian population 16 years and over 115,681,202 129,721,512 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 89,541,393 101,794,361 77.4 78.5 Government workers 17,567,100 18,923,353 15.2 14.6 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 8,067,483 8,603,761 7.0 6.6 Unpaid family workers 505,226 400,037 0.4 0.3 Alabama Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,741,794 1,920,189 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 1,338,648 1,496,538 76.8 78.0 Government workers 287,688 298,434 16.5 15.5 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 107,204 119,345 6.2 6.2 Unpaid family workers 8,254 5,872 0.5 0.3 Alaska Employed civilian population 16 years and over 245,379 281,532 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 151,785 182,840 61.9 64.9 Government workers 72,688 75,330 29.6 26.8 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 20,058 22,520 8.2 8.0 Unpaid family workers 848 842 0.3 0.3 Arizona Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,603,896 2,233,004 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 1,220,505 1,743,777 76.1 78.1 Government workers 264,680 339,554 16.5 15.2 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 112,790 143,564 7.0 6.4 Unpaid family workers 5,921 6,109 0.4 0.3 Arkansas Employed civilian population 16 years and over 994,289 1,173,399 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 749,861 901,640 75.4 76.9 Government workers 149,937 175,360 15.1 14.9 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 87,371 91,942 8.8 7.8 Unpaid family workers 7,120 4,457 0.7 0.4 California Employed civilian population 16 years and over 13,996,309 14,718,928 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 10,735,303 11,257,393 76.7 76.4 Government workers 2,026,918 2,158,071 14.5 14.7 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,173,375 1,249,530 8.4 8.5 Unpaid family workers 60,713 53,934 0.4 0.4 Colorado Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,633,281 2,205,194 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 1,229,454 1,722,350 75.3 78.1 Government workers 262,408 305,805 16.1 13.9 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 134,204 169,415 8.2 7.7 Unpaid family workers 7,215 7,624 0.4 0.3 Connecticut Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,692,874 1,664,440 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 1,366,550 1,330,368 80.7 80.0 Government workers 217,327 221,412 12.8 13.3 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 104,432 108,945 6.2 6.5 Unpaid family workers 4,565 3,715 0.3 0.2 Delaware Employed civilian population 16 years and over 335,147 376,811 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 272,865 305,421 81.4 81.0 Government workers 44,664 52,043 13.3 13.8 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 16,721 18,686 5.0 5.0 Unpaid family workers 897 661 0.3 0.2 District of Columbia Employed civilian population 16 years and over 303,994 263,108 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 189,959 180,815 62.5 68.8 Government workers 97,926 68,256 32.2 25.9 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 15,725 13,690 5.2 5.2 Unpaid family workers 384 347 0.1 0.1 Florida Employed civilian population 16 years and over 5,810,467 6,995,047 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 4,568,941 5,579,314 78.7 79.8 Government workers 833,144 960,611 14.3 13.7 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 382,511 435,619 6.6 6.2 Unpaid family workers 25,871 19,503 0.4 0.3 Georgia Employed civilian population 16 years and over 3,090,276 3,839,756 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 2,391,187 3,029,368 77.4 78.9 Government workers 495,341 574,042 16.0 14.9 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 190,906 226,595 6.2 5.9 Unpaid family workers 12,842 9,751 0.4 0.3 Hawaii Employed civilian population 16 years and over 529,059 537,909 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 385,061 381,606 72.7 71.0 Government workers 107,777 112,999 20.4 21.0 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 34,291 41,109 6.5 7.6 Unpaid family workers 1,930 2,195 0.4 0.4 Idaho Employed civilian population 16 years and over 443,703 599,453 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 315,190 442,529 71.0 73.8 Government workers 77,080 98,089 17.4 16.4 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 48,890 56,018 11.0 9.3 Unpaid family workers 2,543 2,817 0.6 0.5 Illinois Employed civilian population 16 years and over 5,417,967 5,833,185 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 4,386,916 4,771,930 81.0 81.7 Government workers 695,545 737,903 12.8 12.7 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 314,603 307,691 5.8 5.3 Unpaid family workers 20,903 15,661 0.4 0.3 Indiana Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,628,695 2,965,174 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 2,150,271 2,473,615 81.8 83.4 Government workers 307,811 323,821 11.7 10.9 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 158,609 159,849 6.0 5.4 Unpaid family workers 12,004 7,889 0.5 0.3 Iowa Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,340,242 1,489,816 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 990,845 1,158,392 74.0 77.8 Government workers 192,239 203,332 14.3 13.6 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 146,166 121,579 10.9 8.2 Unpaid family workers 10,992 6,513 0.8 0.4 Kansas Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,172,214 1,316,283 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 865,756 1,004,980 73.9 76.3 Government workers 190,375 203,898 16.2 15.5 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 109,162 102,378 9.3 7.8 Unpaid family workers 6,921 5,027 0.6 0.4 Kentucky Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,563,960 1,798,264 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 1,202,040 1,410,837 76.9 78.5 Government workers 230,982 259,783 14.8 14.4 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 121,120 120,288 7.7 6.7 Unpaid family workers 9,818 7,356 0.6 0.4 Louisiana Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,641,614 1,851,777 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 1,233,469 1,411,149 75.1 76.2 Government workers 293,421 322,771 17.9 17.4 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 107,005 112,275 6.5 6.1 Unpaid family workers 7,719 5,582 0.5 0.3 Maine Employed civilian population 16 years and over 571,842 624,011 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 428,505 473,794 74.9 75.9 Government workers 88,555 90,388 15.5 14.5 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 52,602 58,153 9.2 9.3 Unpaid family workers 2,180 1,676 0.4 0.3 Maryland Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,481,342 2,608,457 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 1,753,875 1,880,604 70.7 72.1 Government workers 586,456 581,611 23.6 22.3 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 133,523 140,769 5.4 5.4 Unpaid family workers 7,488 5,473 0.3 0.2 Massachusetts Employed civilian population 16 years and over 3,027,950 3,161,087 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 2,425,000 2,528,648 80.1 79.9 Government workers 415,315 425,573 13.7 13.5 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 180,228 201,219 6.0 6.4 Unpaid family workers 7,407 5,647 0.2 0.2 Michigan Employed civilian population 16 years and over 4,166,196 4,637,461 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 3,414,596 3,852,698 81.9 83.1 Government workers 513,806 528,201 12.3 11.4 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 223,020 243,300 5.4 5.2 Unpaid family workers 14,774 13,262 0.4 0.3 Minnesota Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,192,417 2,580,046 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 1,705,059 2,074,432 77.7 80.4 Government workers 288,366 318,932 13.2 12.4 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 188,123 178,586 8.6 6.9 Unpaid family workers 10,869 8,096 0.5 0.3 Mississippi Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,028,773 1,173,314 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 761,307 887,425 74.0 75.6 Government workers 190,274 206,523 18.5 17.6 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 72,105 75,022 7.0 6.4 Unpaid family workers 5,087 4,344 0.5 0.4 Missouri Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,367,395 2,657,924 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 1,864,659 2,126,683 78.7 79.9 Government workers 309,884 339,041 13.1 12.8 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 178,906 182,699 7.6 6.9 Unpaid family workers 13,946 9,501 0.6 0.4 Montana Employed civilian population 16 years and over 350,723 425,977 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 230,464 294,631 65.8 69.2 Government workers 70,280 78,123 20.0 18.3 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 46,443 50,112 13.2 11.8 Unpaid family workers 3,536 3,111 1.0 0.7 Nebraska Employed civilian population 16 years and over 772,813 877,237 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 562,895 676,384 72.8 77.1 Government workers 119,078 120,159 15.4 13.7 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 85,493 76,150 11.1 8.7 Unpaid family workers 5,347 4,544 0.7 0.5 Nevada Employed civilian population 16 years and over 607,437 933,280 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 493,435 769,055 81.2 82.3 Government workers 78,344 116,296 12.9 12.5 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 33,805 45,578 5.6 4.9 Unpaid family workers 1,853 2,351 0.3 0.3 New Hampshire Employed civilian population 16 years and over 574,237 650,871 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 453,291 516,575 78.9 79.4 Government workers 75,128 83,271 13.1 12.8 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 43,942 49,520 7.7 7.6 Unpaid family workers 1,876 1,505 0.3 0.2 New Jersey Employed civilian population 16 years and over 3,868,698 3,950,029 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 3,092,714 3,193,469 80.0 80.9 Government workers 564,788 550,441 14.6 13.9 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 198,651 197,664 5.1 5.0 Unpaid family workers 12,545 8,455 0.3 0.2 New Mexico Employed civilian population 16 years and over 629,272 763,116 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 423,815 522,466 67.4 68.5 Government workers 147,943 173,189 23.5 22.7 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 54,311 64,108 8.6 8.4 Unpaid family workers 3,203 3,353 0.5 0.4 New York Employed civilian population 16 years and over 8,370,718 8,382,988 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 6,364,906 6,434,109 76.1 76.8 Government workers 1,482,349 1,426,893 17.7 17.0 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 495,342 501,068 5.9 6.0 Unpaid family workers 28,121 20,918 0.3 0.2 North Carolina Employed civilian population 16 years and over 3,238,414 3,824,741 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 2,544,166 3,012,940 78.5 78.8 Government workers 468,941 556,230 14.5 14.5 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 212,775 245,017 6.6 6.4 Unpaid family workers 12,532 10,554 0.4 0.3 North Dakota Employed civilian population 16 years and over 287,558 316,632 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 188,613 228,554 65.5 72.2 Government workers 53,366 52,087 18.6 16.5 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 42,769 33,950 14.9 10.7 Unpaid family workers 2,810 2,041 1.0 0.6 Ohio Employed civilian population 16 years and over 4,931,357 5,402,175 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 4,008,904 4,431,661 81.3 82.0 Government workers 622,824 661,571 12.6 12.2 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 281,124 295,088 5.7 5.5 Unpaid family workers 18,505 13,855 0.4 0.3 Oklahoma Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,369,138 1,545,296 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 988,720 1,152,398 72.2 74.5 Government workers 249,401 259,117 18.2 16.8 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 121,435 126,134 8.9 8.2 Unpaid family workers 9,582 7,647 0.7 0.5 Oregon Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,319,960 1,627,769 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 990,564 1,241,364 75.1 76.3 Government workers 199,627 234,613 15.1 14.4 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 122,886 145,020 9.3 8.9 Unpaid family workers 6,883 6,772 0.5 0.4 Pennsylvania Employed civilian population 16 years and over 5,434,532 5,653,500 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 4,437,597 4,657,372 81.6 82.4 Government workers 634,859 639,088 11.7 11.3 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 337,297 339,631 6.2 6.0 Unpaid family workers 24,779 17,409 0.5 0.3 Rhode Island Employed civilian population 16 years and over 487,913 500,731 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 391,424 403,567 80.2 80.6 Government workers 68,400 69,098 14.0 13.8 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 26,862 26,974 5.5 5.4 Unpaid family workers 1,227 1,092 0.3 0.2 South Carolina Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,603,425 1,824,700 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 1,238,950 1,425,333 77.3 78.1 Government workers 266,299 289,867 16.6 15.9 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 91,848 104,649 5.7 5.7 Unpaid family workers 6,328 4,851 0.4 0.3 South Dakota Employed civilian population 16 years and over 321,891 374,373 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 213,601 272,883 66.4 72.9 Government workers 56,613 57,144 17.6 15.3 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 47,989 41,320 14.9 11.0 Unpaid family workers 3,688 3,026 1.1 0.8 Tennessee Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,250,842 2,651,638 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 1,742,810 2,079,680 77.4 78.5 Government workers 337,712 369,037 15.0 13.9 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 159,270 194,497 7.1 7.3 Unpaid family workers 11,050 8,424 0.5 0.3 Texas Employed civilian population 16 years and over 7,634,279 9,234,372 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 5,857,461 7,202,769 76.7 78.0 Government workers 1,157,527 1,346,738 15.2 14.6 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 579,252 653,527 7.6 7.1 Unpaid family workers 40,039 31,338 0.5 0.3 Utah Employed civilian population 16 years and over 736,059 1,044,362 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 544,894 816,475 74.0 78.2 Government workers 138,292 163,996 18.8 15.7 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 49,906 60,621 6.8 5.8 Unpaid family workers 2,967 3,270 0.4 0.3 Vermont Employed civilian population 16 years and over 283,146 317,134 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 213,445 238,678 75.4 75.2 Government workers 39,614 45,010 14.0 14.2 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 29,019 32,546 10.2 10.3 Unpaid family workers 1,068 900 0.4 0.3 Virginia Employed civilian population 16 years and over 3,028,362 3,412,647 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 2,199,843 2,547,990 72.7 74.7 Government workers 641,666 668,575 21.2 19.6 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 176,862 188,035 5.8 5.5 Unpaid family workers 9,991 8,047 0.3 0.2 Washington Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,293,961 2,793,722 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 1,725,934 2,125,029 75.3 76.0 Government workers 379,622 459,722 16.5 16.5 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 179,204 199,827 7.8 7.2 Unpaid family workers 9,201 9,144 0.4 0.3 West Virginia Employed civilian population 16 years and over 671,085 732,673 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 507,485 555,133 75.7 75.8 Government workers 118,717 131,326 17.7 17.9 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 41,259 43,225 6.1 5.9 Unpaid family workers 3,624 2,989 0.5 0.4 Wisconsin Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,386,439 2,734,925 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 1,887,249 2,217,490 79.0 81.1 Government workers 309,165 340,792 13.0 12.5 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 176,255 167,248 7.4 6.1 Unpaid family workers 13,770 9,395 0.6 0.3 Wyoming Employed civilian population 16 years and over 207,868 241,055 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers 140,606 169,210 67.7 70.2 Government workers 45,938 49,187 22.1 20.4 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 19,834 21,466 9.5 8.9 Unpaid family workers 1,490 1,192 0.7 0.5 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________