Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.6% | 56.5% | 58.3% | 60.1% | 61.9% | 63.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.5% | 7.3% | 9.2% | 11.0% | 12.8% | 14.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.3% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 9.2% | 9.8% | 10.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.9% | 5.4% | 6.9% | 8.4% | 9.9% | 11.4% |
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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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5.86% | 6.18% | 6.48% | 6.79% | 7.10% | 7.41% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.10% | 0.20% | 0.30% | 0.40% | 0.50% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.0% | 60.3% | 61.6% | 62.8% | 64.1% | 65.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.3% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 10.0% | 11.6% | 13.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.2% | 6.7% | 8.1% | 9.6% | 11.0% | 12.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.03% | 7.47% | 7.91% | 8.35% | 8.79% | 9.23% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.31% | 0.61% | 0.91% | 1.21% | 1.51% | 1.82% |
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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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5.86% | 5.97% | 6.08% | 6.19% | 6.29% | 6.41% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.13% | 0.26% | 0.40% | 0.53% | 0.67% |
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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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