Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.1% | 51.7% | 52.2% | 52.8% | 53.3% | 53.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.376% | 0.424% | 0.470% | 0.517% | 0.564% | 0.611% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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11.4% | 12.7% | 14.0% | 15.3% | 16.6% | 17.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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18.96% | 19.24% | 19.51% | 19.78% | 20.05% | 20.32% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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4.27% | 4.50% | 4.72% | 4.95% | 5.18% | 5.41% |
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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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1.88% | 1.98% | 2.07% | 2.17% | 2.26% | 2.36% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.05% | 0.10% | 0.15% | 0.20% | 0.26% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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50.9% | 52.6% | 54.2% | 55.9% | 57.5% | 59.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.00% | 0.36% | 0.71% | 1.07% | 1.42% | 1.78% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.01% | 4.52% | 5.01% | 5.51% | 6.01% | 6.51% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.1% | 9.6% | 12.1% | 14.6% | 17.1% | 19.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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14.4% | 16.4% | 18.3% | 20.3% | 22.3% | 24.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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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% | 0.09% | 0.19% | 0.28% | 0.38% | 0.48% |
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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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