Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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52.9% | 54.6% | 56.2% | 57.8% | 59.5% | 61.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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6.26% | 6.65% | 7.03% | 7.42% | 7.80% | 8.19% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.4% | 6.9% | 8.4% | 9.9% | 11.3% | 12.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.16% | 7.45% | 7.74% | 8.03% | 8.33% | 8.62% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.40% | 1.60% | 1.78% | 1.97% | 2.16% | 2.35% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.34% | 2.60% | 2.84% | 3.09% | 3.33% | 3.59% |
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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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13.31% | 13.39% | 13.46% | 13.54% | 13.61% | 13.69% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.25% | 0.31% | 0.36% | 0.42% | 0.47% | 0.53% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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50.76% | 51.20% | 51.64% | 52.07% | 52.51% | 52.95% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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7.33% | 7.50% | 7.67% | 7.84% | 8.01% | 8.19% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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12.7% | 14.0% | 15.2% | 16.4% | 17.6% | 18.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.45% | 6.60% | 6.74% | 6.88% | 7.02% | 7.17% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.406% | 1.454% | 1.500% | 1.547% | 1.594% | 1.642% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.85% | 2.20% | 2.55% | 2.89% | 3.24% | 3.59% |
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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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12.91% | 13.06% | 13.22% | 13.37% | 13.53% | 13.69% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.218% | 0.226% | 0.234% | 0.241% | 0.248% | 0.256% |
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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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