Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.6% | 53.9% | 56.0% | 58.2% | 60.4% | 62.6% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.8% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 8.5% | 9.8% | 11.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.5% | 5.0% | 6.5% | 8.0% | 9.5% | 11.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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15.7% | 17.9% | 20.1% | 22.3% | 24.5% | 26.7% |
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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% | 0.34% | 0.68% | 1.02% | 1.36% | 1.71% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.3% | 50.7% | 53.1% | 55.5% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
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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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0.9% | 3.4% | 5.9% | 8.3% | 10.8% | 13.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.6% | 4.9% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 8.8% | 10.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.6% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 8.4% | 10.7% | 13.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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10.8% | 15.6% | 20.3% | 25.0% | 29.7% | 34.4% |
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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% | 0.17% | 0.34% | 0.51% | 0.68% | 0.85% |
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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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