Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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60.1% | 62.1% | 64.1% | 66.0% | 67.9% | 69.9% |
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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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9.8% | 10.9% | 12.0% | 13.1% | 14.1% | 15.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.2% | 7.7% | 9.1% | 10.5% | 11.9% | 13.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.88% | 3.06% | 3.23% | 3.40% | 3.57% | 3.74% |
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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% | 0.84% | 1.12% | 1.41% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.12% | 0.25% | 0.37% | 0.49% | 0.62% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.2% | 56.5% | 58.7% | 61.0% | 63.2% | 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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2.77% | 3.06% | 3.35% | 3.64% | 3.93% | 4.22% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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10.3% | 10.9% | 11.5% | 12.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.4% | 9.6% | 10.7% | 11.8% | 12.8% | 14.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.27% | 3.62% | 3.97% | 4.32% | 4.67% | 5.03% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.55% | 0.64% | 0.72% | 0.81% | 0.89% | 0.98% |
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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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7.6% | 8.2% | 8.7% | 9.3% | 9.9% | 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% | 0.15% | 0.29% | 0.44% | 0.58% | 0.73% |
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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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