Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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21.2% | 22.7% | 24.2% | 25.7% | 27.1% | 28.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.00% | 0.42% | 0.84% | 1.26% | 1.68% | 2.10% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.8% | 9.0% | 10.1% | 11.2% | 12.2% | 13.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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27.0% | 31.4% | 35.7% | 40.1% | 44.4% | 48.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.64% | 2.95% | 3.25% | 3.56% | 3.86% | 4.17% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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11.9% | 13.1% | 14.2% | 15.4% | 16.5% | 17.7% |
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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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4.2% | 6.1% | 7.9% | 9.7% | 11.5% | 13.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.46% | 0.92% | 1.38% | 1.84% | 2.31% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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24.32% | 24.64% | 24.95% | 25.25% | 25.56% | 25.88% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.18% | 0.46% | 0.73% | 1.00% | 1.27% | 1.55% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.14% | 8.51% | 8.88% | 9.25% | 9.62% | 10.00% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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32.8% | 35.6% | 38.3% | 41.0% | 43.7% | 46.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.77% | 2.88% | 2.99% | 3.10% | 3.20% | 3.32% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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13.04% | 13.42% | 13.79% | 14.16% | 14.53% | 14.91% |
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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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2.5% | 4.4% | 6.1% | 7.9% | 9.7% | 11.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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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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