Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.6% | 53.1% | 56.6% | 60.1% | 63.6% | 67.1% |
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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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7.94% | 8.33% | 8.71% | 9.10% | 9.48% | 9.87% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.8% | 7.0% | 8.1% | 9.2% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.8% | 5.1% | 7.2% | 9.4% | 11.6% | 13.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.25% | 0.67% | 1.09% | 1.51% | 1.92% | 2.35% |
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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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6.0% | 7.5% | 8.9% | 10.3% | 11.7% | 13.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.6% | 57.6% | 59.5% | 61.5% | 63.5% | 65.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.49% | 2.57% | 2.65% | 2.73% | 2.80% | 2.89% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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9.12% | 9.42% | 9.71% | 10.00% | 10.30% | 10.59% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.48% | 8.77% | 9.06% | 9.35% | 9.64% | 9.93% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.2% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 8.1% | 9.8% | 11.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.55% | 0.63% | 0.71% | 0.79% | 0.86% | 0.95% |
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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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8.48% | 8.70% | 8.91% | 9.12% | 9.34% | 9.56% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.33% | 0.45% | 0.58% | 0.70% | 0.82% | 0.95% |
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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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