Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.9% | 57.0% | 58.1% | 59.2% | 60.2% | 61.3% |
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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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9.11% | 9.44% | 9.76% | 10.09% | 10.41% | 10.74% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.9% | 9.3% | 10.7% | 12.1% | 13.5% | 15.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.8% | 4.4% | 6.0% | 7.5% | 9.0% | 10.6% |
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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% | 0.09% | 0.17% | 0.26% | 0.35% | 0.44% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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52.8% | 55.4% | 57.9% | 60.4% | 62.9% | 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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.94% | 9.28% | 9.60% | 9.93% | 10.26% | 10.59% |
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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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3.2% | 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% | 0.79% | 1.02% | 1.25% | 1.49% | 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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8.48% | 8.89% | 9.30% | 9.71% | 10.12% | 10.53% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.33% | 0.53% | 0.72% | 0.92% | 1.11% | 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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