Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.7% | 60.3% | 60.9% | 61.5% | 62.1% | 62.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.44% | 1.93% | 2.42% | 2.91% | 3.40% | 3.89% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.8% | 7.2% | 8.6% | 10.0% | 11.3% | 12.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.3% | 7.7% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 11.7% | 13.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.60% | 3.10% | 3.59% | 4.09% | 4.59% | 5.09% |
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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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10.2% | 11.0% | 11.6% | 12.3% | 12.9% | 13.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.07% | 0.13% | 0.20% | 0.26% | 0.33% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.0% | 56.7% | 59.5% | 62.2% | 64.9% | 67.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.76% | 2.08% | 2.39% | 2.70% | 3.01% | 3.33% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.2% | 7.2% | 8.1% | 9.0% | 9.9% | 10.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.9% | 9.8% | 10.7% | 11.5% | 12.4% | 13.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.52% | 3.94% | 4.36% | 4.77% | 5.18% | 5.60% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.17% | 1.57% | 1.97% | 2.37% | 2.77% | 3.17% |
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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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10.24% | 10.64% | 11.04% | 11.44% | 11.84% | 12.24% |
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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% | 0.42% | 0.53% |
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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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