Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.7% | 57.1% | 58.5% | 59.9% | 61.3% | 62.8% |
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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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3.6% | 5.5% | 7.3% | 9.2% | 11.1% | 13.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.59% | 3.92% | 4.25% | 4.58% | 4.90% | 5.23% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.30% | 0.59% | 0.89% | 1.18% | 1.48% |
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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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8.5% | 11.5% | 14.5% | 17.5% | 20.5% | 23.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.39% | 0.77% | 1.16% | 1.55% | 1.94% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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44.6% | 48.5% | 52.3% | 56.1% | 59.9% | 63.8% |
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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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5.0% | 6.3% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 10.1% | 11.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.3% | 7.1% | 8.8% | 10.5% | 12.3% | 14.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.30% | 3.70% | 4.09% | 4.48% | 4.87% | 5.26% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.37% | 0.51% | 0.64% | 0.77% | 0.90% | 1.04% |
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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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8.6% | 11.0% | 13.3% | 15.6% | 17.9% | 20.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.27% | 0.54% | 0.81% | 1.08% | 1.36% |
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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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