Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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52.2% | 55.3% | 58.3% | 61.4% | 64.4% | 67.5% |
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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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4.4% | 5.7% | 7.0% | 8.3% | 9.5% | 10.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.46% | 5.55% | 5.64% | 5.72% | 5.81% | 5.90% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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11.3% | 12.4% | 13.5% | 14.7% | 15.8% | 16.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.45% | 0.91% | 1.36% | 1.81% | 2.27% |
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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% | 0.07% | 0.15% | 0.22% | 0.29% | 0.37% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.3% | 52.9% | 54.4% | 55.9% | 57.4% | 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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3.05% | 3.53% | 4.00% | 4.48% | 4.95% | 5.43% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.1% | 9.8% | 11.4% | 13.0% | 14.6% | 16.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.75% | 4.95% | 5.15% | 5.35% | 5.54% | 5.75% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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12.98% | 13.32% | 13.65% | 13.98% | 14.31% | 14.64% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.29% | 1.38% | 1.47% | 1.56% | 1.65% | 1.75% |
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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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6.84% | 7.02% | 7.19% | 7.36% | 7.53% | 7.70% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.22% | 0.44% | 0.67% | 0.89% | 1.11% |
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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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