Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.3% | 52.8% | 56.2% | 59.5% | 62.9% | 66.4% |
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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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7.25% | 7.71% | 8.17% | 8.62% | 9.08% | 9.54% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.7% | 9.1% | 11.5% | 13.9% | 16.3% | 18.7% |
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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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0.53% | 0.65% | 0.76% | 0.87% | 0.98% | 1.09% |
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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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8.4% | 9.4% | 10.4% | 11.3% | 12.3% | 13.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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1.073% | 1.120% | 1.166% | 1.212% | 1.258% | 1.305% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.5% | 55.6% | 56.8% | 57.9% | 59.0% | 60.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.27% | 2.37% | 2.47% | 2.56% | 2.66% | 2.76% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.68% | 6.06% | 6.44% | 6.82% | 7.19% | 7.57% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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11.3% | 12.1% | 12.8% | 13.5% | 14.2% | 15.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.061% | 6.088% | 6.115% | 6.142% | 6.168% | 6.195% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.884% | 0.923% | 0.961% | 0.999% | 1.037% | 1.075% |
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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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12.29% | 12.37% | 12.43% | 12.50% | 12.57% | 12.65% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.758% | 0.770% | 0.782% | 0.794% | 0.805% | 0.817% |
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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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