Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.2% | 56.1% | 60.9% | 65.8% | 70.6% | 75.5% |
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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% | 7.3% | 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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2.2% | 3.8% | 5.4% | 6.9% | 8.4% | 10.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.8% | 6.0% | 8.2% | 10.3% | 12.5% | 14.7% |
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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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6.1% | 7.2% | 8.2% | 9.2% | 10.2% | 11.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.41% | 0.81% | 1.22% | 1.62% | 2.03% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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63.92% | 64.23% | 64.54% | 64.84% | 65.15% | 65.46% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.05% | 2.20% | 2.35% | 2.49% | 2.64% | 2.79% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.76% | 6.86% | 6.96% | 7.05% | 7.15% | 7.25% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.028% | 6.040% | 6.051% | 6.063% | 6.074% | 6.086% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.1% | 8.6% | 10.0% | 11.5% | 12.9% | 14.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.50% | 0.77% | 1.03% | 1.29% | 1.55% | 1.81% |
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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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4.3% | 5.6% | 6.9% | 8.1% | 9.4% | 10.7% |
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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% | 0.35% | 0.52% | 0.69% | 0.87% |
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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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