Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.9% | 49.5% | 50.1% | 50.7% | 51.3% | 51.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.47% | 3.76% | 4.04% | 4.33% | 4.61% | 4.90% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.9% | 8.2% | 9.4% | 10.6% | 11.8% | 13.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.5% | 10.3% | 11.0% | 11.7% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.904% | 3.915% | 3.925% | 3.935% | 3.945% | 3.955% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.39% | 0.78% | 1.17% | 1.56% | 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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16.00% | 16.19% | 16.37% | 16.55% | 16.74% | 16.92% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.61% | 52.10% | 52.58% | 53.05% | 53.53% | 54.02% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.85% | 5.13% | 5.42% | 5.70% | 5.98% | 6.27% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.3% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 10.0% | 11.3% | 12.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.5% | 10.1% | 10.7% | 11.2% | 11.8% | 12.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.36% | 3.54% | 3.72% | 3.90% | 4.08% | 4.27% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.44% | 0.73% | 1.01% | 1.30% | 1.58% | 1.87% |
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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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13.9% | 14.7% | 15.5% | 16.3% | 17.0% | 17.9% |
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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% | 0.33% | 0.50% | 0.67% | 0.84% |
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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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