Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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53.1% | 57.4% | 61.6% | 65.9% | 70.1% | 74.4% |
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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% | 2.4% | 4.7% | 7.1% | 9.5% | 11.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.4% | 4.9% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 10.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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0.0% | 2.1% | 4.1% | 6.2% | 8.2% | 10.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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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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5.7% | 10.4% | 15.0% | 19.6% | 24.2% | 28.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.24% | 0.47% | 0.71% | 0.94% | 1.18% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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66.1% | 67.3% | 68.4% | 69.6% | 70.7% | 71.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.76% | 2.89% | 3.01% | 3.14% | 3.26% | 3.39% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.859% | 7.893% | 7.926% | 7.958% | 7.991% | 8.025% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.17% | 4.51% | 4.85% | 5.19% | 5.53% | 5.87% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.37% | 3.56% | 3.74% | 3.92% | 4.11% | 4.30% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.96% | 1.08% | 1.20% | 1.32% | 1.43% | 1.56% |
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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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5.7% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 11.7% | 13.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.59% | 0.75% |
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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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