Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.0% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 8.4% | 9.9% | 11.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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0.0% | 3.5% | 6.9% | 10.4% | 13.9% | 17.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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0.0% | 3.0% | 6.0% | 9.0% | 12.0% | 15.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.2% | 8.7% | 13.1% | 17.5% | 22.0% | 26.5% |
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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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12.3% | 16.6% | 21.0% | 25.3% | 29.6% | 34.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.28% | 0.56% | 0.84% | 1.12% | 1.41% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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47.3% | 48.5% | 49.6% | 50.8% | 51.9% | 53.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.08% | 4.29% | 4.49% | 4.69% | 4.90% | 5.10% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.2% | 7.6% | 10.1% | 12.5% | 14.9% | 17.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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12.2% | 13.0% | 13.8% | 14.5% | 15.3% | 16.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.39% | 4.50% | 4.60% | 4.69% | 4.79% | 4.90% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.41% | 0.60% | 0.78% | 0.97% | 1.15% | 1.34% |
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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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13.19% | 13.33% | 13.45% | 13.58% | 13.71% | 13.84% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.29% | 0.58% | 0.87% | 1.17% | 1.46% |
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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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