Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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52.6% | 54.1% | 55.5% | 56.9% | 58.3% | 59.8% |
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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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5.8% | 7.4% | 8.9% | 10.4% | 11.9% | 13.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.91% | 1.24% | 1.56% | 1.89% | 2.21% | 2.54% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.243% | 1.287% | 1.331% | 1.375% | 1.419% | 1.464% |
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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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15.0% | 16.8% | 18.6% | 20.4% | 22.2% | 24.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.26% | 0.53% | 0.79% | 1.06% | 1.33% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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46.5% | 47.3% | 48.1% | 48.9% | 49.7% | 50.5% |
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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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8.8% | 12.6% | 16.3% | 20.0% | 23.6% | 27.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.41% | 5.53% | 5.65% | 5.76% | 5.88% | 6.00% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.01% | 3.19% | 3.36% | 3.54% | 3.71% | 3.89% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.25% | 0.49% | 0.74% | 0.99% | 1.24% |
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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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10.4% | 14.0% | 17.6% | 21.3% | 24.9% | 28.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.11% | 0.21% | 0.32% | 0.43% | 0.54% |
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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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