Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.9% | 61.8% | 63.7% | 65.5% | 67.4% | 69.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.5% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 8.5% | 10.1% | 11.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.40% | 7.66% | 7.91% | 8.16% | 8.42% | 8.68% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.06% | 5.38% | 5.69% | 6.01% | 6.32% | 6.64% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.09% | 1.33% | 1.56% | 1.79% | 2.03% | 2.27% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.07% | 0.30% | 0.53% | 0.77% | 1.00% | 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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7.9% | 8.9% | 9.8% | 10.7% | 11.6% | 12.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.12% | 0.19% | 0.25% | 0.32% | 0.38% | 0.45% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.4% | 59.8% | 63.0% | 66.3% | 69.6% | 72.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.0% | 4.8% | 6.6% | 8.4% | 10.2% | 12.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.9% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 7.7% | 9.0% | 10.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.2% | 5.7% | 7.1% | 8.6% | 10.0% | 11.5% |
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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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4.5% | 6.4% | 8.3% | 10.1% | 12.0% | 13.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.16% | 0.31% | 0.47% | 0.62% | 0.78% |
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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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