Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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41.7% | 45.5% | 49.3% | 53.1% | 56.8% | 60.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.0% | 4.4% | 8.9% | 13.3% | 17.7% | 22.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.1% | 7.2% | 9.2% | 11.3% | 13.4% | 15.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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2.5% | 6.2% | 9.7% | 13.3% | 16.8% | 20.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.7% | 6.2% | 7.6% | 9.0% | 10.4% | 11.8% |
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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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1.7% | 5.0% | 8.3% | 11.7% | 15.0% | 18.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.35% | 0.70% | 1.05% | 1.39% | 1.75% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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52.6% | 53.4% | 54.1% | 54.8% | 55.5% | 56.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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5.1% | 6.3% | 7.5% | 8.7% | 9.9% | 11.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.2% | 5.6% | 7.0% | 8.3% | 9.6% | 11.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.5% | 9.2% | 9.8% | 10.4% | 11.1% | 11.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.65% | 6.96% | 7.27% | 7.58% | 7.90% | 8.21% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.78% | 0.91% | 1.03% | 1.16% | 1.29% | 1.42% |
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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% | 8.5% | 10.0% | 11.5% | 13.1% | 14.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.16% | 0.33% | 0.49% | 0.66% | 0.83% |
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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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