Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.3% | 52.4% | 55.4% | 58.4% | 61.4% | 64.4% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.1% | 12.2% | 14.2% | 16.3% | 18.4% | 20.5% |
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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% | 0.95% | 1.37% | 1.78% | 2.20% | 2.62% |
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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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4.2% | 5.8% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 10.3% | 11.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.27% | 0.55% | 0.82% | 1.10% | 1.37% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.51% | 54.89% | 55.27% | 55.65% | 56.04% | 56.42% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.75% | 2.83% | 2.91% | 2.99% | 3.08% | 3.16% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.09% | 5.59% | 6.08% | 6.58% | 7.07% | 7.57% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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14.9% | 15.8% | 16.6% | 17.5% | 18.3% | 19.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.06% | 6.11% | 6.16% | 6.21% | 6.26% | 6.32% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.30% | 0.46% | 0.61% | 0.77% | 0.92% | 1.08% |
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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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8.5% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 10.8% | 11.5% | 12.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.816% | 0.857% | 0.897% | 0.938% | 0.978% | 1.019% |
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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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