Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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64.7% | 66.5% | 68.3% | 70.1% | 71.9% | 73.8% |
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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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3.26% | 3.39% | 3.52% | 3.65% | 3.78% | 3.92% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.18% | 8.29% | 8.39% | 8.49% | 8.59% | 8.70% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.87% | 3.22% | 3.56% | 3.90% | 4.24% | 4.58% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.86% | 1.05% | 1.23% | 1.42% | 1.60% | 1.79% |
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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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6.9% | 8.4% | 9.7% | 11.1% | 12.5% | 14.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.08% | 0.15% | 0.23% | 0.31% | 0.39% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.9% | 58.7% | 62.5% | 66.2% | 70.0% | 73.8% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.1% | 8.9% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.02% | 3.34% | 3.65% | 3.96% | 4.27% | 4.58% |
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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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6.9% | 9.7% | 12.4% | 15.1% | 17.8% | 20.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.27% | 0.54% | 0.82% | 1.09% | 1.37% |
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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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