Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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45.9% | 48.1% | 50.3% | 52.4% | 54.6% | 56.8% |
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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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9.5% | 10.6% | 11.6% | 12.7% | 13.7% | 14.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.7% | 7.3% | 9.8% | 12.4% | 14.9% | 17.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.73% | 1.14% | 1.55% | 1.96% | 2.37% | 2.79% |
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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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6.8% | 7.7% | 8.6% | 9.4% | 10.3% | 11.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.12% | 0.23% | 0.35% | 0.46% | 0.58% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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50.4% | 51.8% | 53.0% | 54.3% | 55.5% | 56.8% |
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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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11.5% | 12.2% | 12.8% | 13.5% | 14.1% | 14.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.7% | 6.6% | 8.4% | 10.2% | 12.0% | 13.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.45% | 1.72% | 1.99% | 2.25% | 2.52% | 2.79% |
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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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6.87% | 7.36% | 7.86% | 8.35% | 8.84% | 9.34% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.12% | 0.23% | 0.35% | 0.46% | 0.58% |
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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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