Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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52.7% | 53.7% | 54.6% | 55.5% | 56.4% | 57.4% |
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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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6.3% | 7.4% | 8.5% | 9.6% | 10.8% | 11.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.3% | 11.7% | 13.0% | 14.3% | 15.6% | 17.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.0% | 5.7% | 7.4% | 9.1% | 10.8% | 12.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.28% | 0.56% | 0.83% | 1.11% | 1.40% |
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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% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 8.0% | 9.2% | 10.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.38% | 0.77% | 1.15% | 1.54% | 1.93% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.5% | 57.2% | 57.9% | 58.5% | 59.2% | 59.9% |
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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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8.16% | 8.26% | 8.34% | 8.43% | 8.52% | 8.61% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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14.00% | 14.10% | 14.20% | 14.30% | 14.40% | 14.50% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.32% | 7.49% | 7.66% | 7.83% | 8.00% | 8.17% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.53% | 0.62% | 0.69% | 0.77% | 0.85% | 0.93% |
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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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5.84% | 5.98% | 6.13% | 6.27% | 6.41% | 6.56% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.17% | 0.39% | 0.60% | 0.81% | 1.02% | 1.23% |
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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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