Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.8% | 62.1% | 66.3% | 70.6% | 74.8% | 79.1% |
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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% | 0.31% | 0.63% | 0.94% | 1.25% | 1.57% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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0.00% | 0.35% | 0.70% | 1.05% | 1.39% | 1.75% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.6% | 8.1% | 9.6% | 11.0% | 12.5% | 14.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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10.9% | 11.6% | 12.2% | 12.8% | 13.5% | 14.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.21% | 1.64% | 2.07% | 2.49% | 2.91% | 3.34% |
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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% | 0.21% | 0.42% | 0.63% | 0.84% | 1.05% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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53.7% | 55.3% | 56.9% | 58.5% | 60.0% | 61.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.46% | 2.91% | 3.35% | 3.79% | 4.24% | 4.68% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.80% | 7.23% | 7.66% | 8.10% | 8.53% | 8.97% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.26% | 8.55% | 8.83% | 9.11% | 9.39% | 9.68% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.00% | 7.44% | 7.88% | 8.32% | 8.76% | 9.20% |
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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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8.1% | 8.9% | 9.7% | 10.4% | 11.2% | 12.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.12% | 0.24% | 0.36% | 0.48% | 0.60% |
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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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