Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.2% | 58.7% | 60.1% | 61.5% | 62.9% | 64.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.9% | 5.7% | 7.3% | 9.0% | 10.7% | 12.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.3% | 9.5% | 10.6% | 11.7% | 12.9% | 14.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.6% | 6.6% | 7.5% | 8.5% | 9.4% | 10.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.13% | 2.29% | 2.45% | 2.60% | 2.76% | 2.93% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.55% | 0.90% | 1.24% | 1.59% | 1.93% | 2.27% |
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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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7.22% | 7.30% | 7.37% | 7.44% | 7.51% | 7.59% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.416% | 0.458% | 0.499% | 0.540% | 0.581% | 0.622% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.1% | 56.9% | 59.7% | 62.4% | 65.2% | 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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3.5% | 5.5% | 7.5% | 9.5% | 11.5% | 13.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.9% | 10.6% | 13.2% | 15.8% | 18.4% | 21.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.9% | 6.2% | 7.4% | 8.7% | 9.9% | 11.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.00% | 1.42% | 1.84% | 2.26% | 2.68% | 3.11% |
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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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6.98% | 7.37% | 7.75% | 8.13% | 8.50% | 8.89% |
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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% | 0.31% | 0.47% | 0.62% | 0.78% |
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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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