Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.5% | 58.8% | 61.1% | 63.4% | 65.7% | 68.0% |
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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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7.5% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.9% | 10.7% | 11.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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1.4% | 3.8% | 6.1% | 8.4% | 10.8% | 13.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.20% | 3.66% | 4.12% | 4.59% | 5.05% | 5.51% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.57% | 0.78% | 0.98% | 1.19% | 1.39% | 1.60% |
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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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8.0% | 9.9% | 11.7% | 13.5% | 15.4% | 17.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.23% | 0.47% | 0.70% | 0.93% | 1.17% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.5% | 58.6% | 60.7% | 62.7% | 64.8% | 66.9% |
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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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7.5% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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1.6% | 3.9% | 6.2% | 8.5% | 10.8% | 13.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.03% | 4.14% | 4.24% | 4.34% | 4.43% | 4.54% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.57% | 0.77% | 0.95% | 1.14% | 1.33% | 1.52% |
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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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8.4% | 9.2% | 9.9% | 10.6% | 11.4% | 12.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.20% | 0.40% | 0.60% | 0.81% | 1.01% |
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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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