Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.0% | 52.5% | 53.9% | 55.3% | 56.7% | 58.1% |
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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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2.8% | 4.3% | 5.9% | 7.4% | 8.9% | 10.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.6% | 12.1% | 13.6% | 15.2% | 16.7% | 18.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.5% | 8.1% | 9.7% | 11.3% | 12.9% | 14.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.05% | 1.21% | 1.36% | 1.52% | 1.67% | 1.83% |
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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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5.9% | 6.9% | 7.9% | 8.8% | 9.8% | 10.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.08% | 0.17% | 0.25% | 0.34% | 0.43% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.9% | 9.7% | 14.5% | 19.3% | 24.0% | 28.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.5% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 11.4% | 13.0% | 14.7% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.46% | 0.61% | 0.77% |
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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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