Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.3% | 56.6% | 57.9% | 59.2% | 60.4% | 61.7% |
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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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8.9% | 10.5% | 12.1% | 13.6% | 15.2% | 16.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.6% | 6.3% | 8.0% | 9.7% | 11.3% | 13.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.2% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 10.1% | 11.4% | 12.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.84% | 1.27% | 1.70% | 2.13% | 2.56% | 2.99% |
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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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6.1% | 6.9% | 7.8% | 8.6% | 9.4% | 10.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.10% | 0.21% | 0.31% | 0.41% | 0.52% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.6% | 57.2% | 57.7% | 58.2% | 58.8% | 59.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.84% | 2.00% | 2.15% | 2.30% | 2.45% | 2.60% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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9.7% | 11.1% | 12.5% | 13.9% | 15.4% | 16.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.6% | 5.9% | 7.2% | 8.5% | 9.7% | 11.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.78% | 8.18% | 8.57% | 8.96% | 9.35% | 9.75% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.53% | 1.65% | 1.76% | 1.87% | 1.98% | 2.10% |
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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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7.88% | 7.95% | 8.01% | 8.07% | 8.14% | 8.20% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.048% | 0.096% | 0.144% | 0.192% | 0.241% |
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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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