Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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47.2% | 50.0% | 52.6% | 55.3% | 58.0% | 60.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.3% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 7.6% | 9.0% | 10.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.33% | 5.76% | 6.18% | 6.61% | 7.03% | 7.46% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.9% | 6.9% | 8.7% | 10.6% | 12.5% | 14.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.07% | 4.54% | 5.02% | 5.49% | 5.96% | 6.43% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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3.01% | 3.11% | 3.21% | 3.30% | 3.40% | 3.50% |
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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% | 10.0% | 12.6% | 15.2% | 17.8% | 20.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.23% | 0.45% | 0.68% | 0.91% | 1.14% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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46.5% | 50.4% | 54.1% | 57.9% | 61.7% | 65.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.3% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 7.7% | 9.1% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.22% | 5.33% | 5.44% | 5.55% | 5.65% | 5.77% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.7% | 5.9% | 8.0% | 10.2% | 12.3% | 14.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.05% | 5.36% | 5.66% | 5.96% | 6.26% | 6.56% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.60% | 1.98% | 2.36% | 2.74% | 3.12% | 3.50% |
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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% | 10.1% | 12.8% | 15.6% | 18.3% | 21.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.48% | 0.96% | 1.43% | 1.91% | 2.39% |
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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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