Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.5% | 56.4% | 61.2% | 66.0% | 70.8% | 75.6% |
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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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0.0% | 2.4% | 4.8% | 7.2% | 9.7% | 12.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.9% | 8.7% | 11.4% | 14.1% | 16.9% | 19.6% |
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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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2.3% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 8.7% | 10.3% |
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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% | 0.45% | 0.67% | 0.90% | 1.13% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.8% | 58.4% | 60.0% | 61.5% | 63.1% | 64.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.24% | 1.51% | 1.77% | 2.03% | 2.29% | 2.55% |
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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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3.63% | 4.13% | 4.62% | 5.11% | 5.60% | 6.10% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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12.0% | 13.7% | 15.3% | 16.9% | 18.5% | 20.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.17% | 2.30% | 2.43% | 2.56% | 2.69% | 2.82% |
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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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2.3% | 3.9% | 5.5% | 7.2% | 8.8% | 10.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.18% | 0.37% | 0.55% | 0.74% | 0.93% |
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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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