Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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43.0% | 46.8% | 50.6% | 54.3% | 58.1% | 61.9% |
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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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13.0% | 15.0% | 16.9% | 18.9% | 20.8% | 22.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.8% | 5.5% | 7.3% | 9.0% | 10.7% | 12.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.8% | 8.0% | 9.1% | 10.2% | 11.3% | 12.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.26% | 0.52% | 0.79% | 1.05% | 1.31% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.15% | 0.31% | 0.46% | 0.61% | 0.77% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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47.6% | 49.7% | 51.7% | 53.7% | 55.7% | 57.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.53% | 2.66% | 2.78% | 2.91% | 3.03% | 3.16% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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14.5% | 15.8% | 17.0% | 18.2% | 19.4% | 20.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.26% | 8.64% | 9.02% | 9.39% | 9.76% | 10.14% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.37% | 7.72% | 8.06% | 8.41% | 8.76% | 9.11% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.63% | 0.71% | 0.79% | 0.87% | 0.96% | 1.04% |
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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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7.89% | 8.02% | 8.15% | 8.27% | 8.40% | 8.53% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.3456% | 0.3502% | 0.3548% | 0.3594% | 0.3640% | 0.3687% |
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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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