Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.3% | 53.1% | 56.9% | 60.7% | 64.5% | 68.4% |
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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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2.4% | 5.7% | 8.9% | 12.1% | 15.3% | 18.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.9% | 8.0% | 10.1% | 12.2% | 14.3% | 16.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.0% | 2.8% | 5.5% | 8.3% | 11.0% | 13.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.36% | 0.72% | 1.08% | 1.44% | 1.80% |
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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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7.9% | 9.7% | 11.5% | 13.3% | 15.0% | 16.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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58.4% | 59.6% | 60.7% | 61.9% | 63.0% | 64.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.36% | 4.47% | 4.57% | 4.68% | 4.78% | 4.89% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.8% | 8.9% | 9.8% | 10.8% | 11.8% | 12.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.8% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 11.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.49% | 2.96% | 3.43% | 3.91% | 4.38% | 4.85% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.59% | 0.75% | 0.90% | 1.05% | 1.20% | 1.36% |
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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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7.3% | 8.0% | 8.8% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 11.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.33% | 0.63% | 0.92% | 1.21% | 1.50% | 1.80% |
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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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