Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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50.1% | 51.9% | 53.7% | 55.4% | 57.2% | 59.0% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.97% | 4.19% | 4.40% | 4.61% | 4.82% | 5.04% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.9% | 5.3% | 6.6% | 7.9% | 9.3% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.55% | 2.71% | 2.86% | 3.01% | 3.16% | 3.32% |
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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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13.2% | 15.0% | 16.7% | 18.4% | 20.1% | 21.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.6622% | 0.6650% | 0.6678% | 0.6706% | 0.6734% | 0.6762% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.9% | 51.9% | 53.9% | 55.9% | 57.9% | 60.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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5.1% | 6.5% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 10.4% | 11.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.61% | 7.76% | 7.91% | 8.06% | 8.21% | 8.37% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.42% | 4.67% | 4.91% | 5.16% | 5.40% | 5.65% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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8.96% | 9.16% | 9.36% | 9.57% | 9.77% | 9.98% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.88% | 2.20% | 2.51% | 2.82% | 3.13% | 3.44% |
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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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8.3% | 9.4% | 10.4% | 11.4% | 12.4% | 13.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.11% | 0.31% | 0.50% | 0.68% | 0.87% | 1.07% |
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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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