Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.1% | 53.1% | 58.1% | 63.0% | 68.0% | 73.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.00% | 0.25% | 0.50% | 0.76% | 1.01% | 1.27% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.6% | 5.8% | 6.9% | 8.1% | 9.2% | 10.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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0.0% | 2.5% | 5.0% | 7.5% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.0% | 2.2% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 8.7% | 10.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.11% | 0.22% | 0.34% | 0.45% | 0.57% |
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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% | 0.14% | 0.28% | 0.42% | 0.56% | 0.71% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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63.79% | 64.25% | 64.70% | 65.15% | 65.59% | 66.05% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.98% | 1.29% | 1.59% | 1.90% | 2.20% | 2.51% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.18% | 7.50% | 7.82% | 8.13% | 8.45% | 8.77% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.48% | 7.79% | 8.10% | 8.41% | 8.73% | 9.04% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.01% | 2.10% | 2.19% | 2.28% | 2.37% | 2.47% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.39% | 0.71% | 1.02% | 1.33% | 1.65% | 1.96% |
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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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11.2% | 12.0% | 12.7% | 13.5% | 14.2% | 15.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.492% | 0.524% | 0.557% | 0.589% | 0.621% | 0.654% |
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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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