Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.4% | 50.9% | 53.4% | 55.8% | 58.3% | 60.8% |
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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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6.8% | 8.0% | 9.1% | 10.2% | 11.3% | 12.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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8.1% | 9.0% | 9.9% | 10.7% | 11.6% | 12.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.67% | 1.82% | 1.97% | 2.12% | 2.27% | 2.43% |
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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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15.5% | 16.3% | 17.1% | 17.9% | 18.6% | 19.4% |
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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% | 0.67% | 0.85% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.3% | 58.6% | 59.9% | 61.2% | 62.4% | 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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2.95% | 3.07% | 3.19% | 3.30% | 3.41% | 3.53% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.1% | 9.1% | 10.0% | 10.9% | 11.9% | 12.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.3% | 7.1% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 9.4% | 10.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.246% | 1.270% | 1.294% | 1.318% | 1.341% | 1.366% |
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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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11.71% | 12.21% | 12.70% | 13.19% | 13.68% | 14.18% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.09% | 0.18% | 0.27% | 0.36% | 0.46% |
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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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