Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.6% | 57.2% | 58.7% | 60.3% | 61.8% | 63.4% |
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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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0.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 10.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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11.5% | 12.9% | 14.3% | 15.7% | 17.0% | 18.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.16% | 2.65% | 3.15% | 3.64% | 4.13% | 4.62% |
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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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2.7% | 5.9% | 9.1% | 12.3% | 15.5% | 18.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.018% | 0.037% | 0.055% | 0.074% | 0.093% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.8% | 59.7% | 61.6% | 63.5% | 65.4% | 67.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.73% | 0.96% | 1.18% | 1.41% | 1.64% | 1.87% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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14.7% | 15.8% | 16.9% | 17.9% | 18.9% | 20.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.62% | 1.95% | 2.28% | 2.61% | 2.93% | 3.27% |
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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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2.65% | 3.11% | 3.56% | 4.01% | 4.46% | 4.92% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.10% | 0.20% | 0.30% | 0.41% | 0.51% |
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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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