Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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50.2% | 51.8% | 53.4% | 55.0% | 56.6% | 58.2% |
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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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8.84% | 9.04% | 9.24% | 9.43% | 9.63% | 9.83% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.4% | 8.9% | 10.4% | 11.9% | 13.4% | 15.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.7% | 6.8% | 8.8% | 10.8% | 12.8% | 14.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.25% | 0.59% | 0.93% | 1.26% | 1.60% | 1.94% |
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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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6.4% | 7.3% | 8.1% | 8.9% | 9.8% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.37% | 0.74% | 1.11% | 1.48% | 1.86% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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52.8% | 55.1% | 57.4% | 59.7% | 61.9% | 64.2% |
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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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8.76% | 8.84% | 8.91% | 8.98% | 9.06% | 9.13% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.9% | 9.8% | 10.7% | 11.6% | 12.4% | 13.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.7% | 6.1% | 7.4% | 8.7% | 10.1% | 11.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.38% | 0.65% | 0.92% | 1.19% | 1.45% | 1.73% |
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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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6.5% | 7.4% | 8.2% | 8.9% | 9.7% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.26% | 0.52% | 0.78% | 1.05% | 1.31% |
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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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