Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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38.9% | 42.9% | 46.8% | 50.7% | 54.6% | 58.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.0% | 5.3% | 8.5% | 11.8% | 15.0% | 18.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.2% | 6.6% | 9.9% | 13.3% | 16.6% | 20.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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2.4% | 6.9% | 11.3% | 15.8% | 20.2% | 24.7% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.36% | 0.73% | 1.09% | 1.45% | 1.82% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.0% | 50.6% | 52.2% | 53.8% | 55.4% | 57.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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5.37% | 5.63% | 5.89% | 6.16% | 6.42% | 6.68% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.6% | 5.8% | 6.9% | 8.0% | 9.2% | 10.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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11.55% | 11.62% | 11.68% | 11.75% | 11.82% | 11.89% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.83% | 2.22% | 2.59% | 2.97% | 3.35% | 3.73% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.41% | 1.52% | 1.62% | 1.72% | 1.82% | 1.93% |
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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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11.5% | 13.7% | 15.8% | 18.0% | 20.1% | 22.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.25% | 0.32% | 0.38% | 0.44% | 0.50% | 0.57% |
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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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