Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.3% | 52.1% | 54.8% | 57.5% | 60.2% | 63.0% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.3% | 11.1% | 12.8% | 14.5% | 16.3% | 18.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.7% | 4.9% | 9.0% | 13.1% | 17.2% | 21.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.2% | 5.0% | 8.8% | 12.6% | 16.4% | 20.2% |
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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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0.0% | 2.5% | 4.9% | 7.4% | 9.8% | 12.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.38% | 0.76% | 1.14% | 1.53% | 1.91% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.2% | 60.9% | 62.6% | 64.3% | 66.0% | 67.7% |
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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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2.30% | 2.68% | 3.06% | 3.43% | 3.81% | 4.19% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.5% | 10.3% | 11.0% | 11.7% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.1% | 5.1% | 8.0% | 10.9% | 13.9% | 16.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.4% | 3.5% | 5.6% | 7.6% | 9.7% | 11.8% |
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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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0.41% | 0.77% | 1.12% | 1.48% | 1.83% | 2.18% |
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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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