Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.3% | 58.9% | 60.4% | 61.9% | 63.4% | 65.0% |
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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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8.18% | 8.50% | 8.82% | 9.14% | 9.45% | 9.78% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.4% | 6.7% | 8.0% | 9.3% | 10.6% | 12.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.8% | 5.3% | 6.8% | 8.3% | 9.8% | 11.3% |
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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% | 0.51% | 0.77% | 1.02% | 1.28% |
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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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6.2% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 10.1% | 11.3% | 12.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.20% | 0.41% | 0.61% | 0.82% | 1.03% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.5% | 57.6% | 58.5% | 59.5% | 60.5% | 61.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.56% | 1.64% | 1.70% | 1.77% | 1.84% | 1.91% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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9.15% | 9.33% | 9.50% | 9.67% | 9.85% | 10.03% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.91% | 10.10% | 10.29% | 10.49% | 10.68% | 10.88% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.13% | 7.43% | 7.73% | 8.03% | 8.33% | 8.63% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.08% | 1.24% | 1.39% | 1.54% | 1.69% | 1.85% |
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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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5.8% | 7.4% | 8.9% | 10.5% | 12.0% | 13.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.07% | 0.13% | 0.18% | 0.23% | 0.28% | 0.34% |
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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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