Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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53.8% | 56.4% | 58.8% | 61.3% | 63.8% | 66.3% |
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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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10.000% | 10.050% | 10.100% | 10.150% | 10.200% | 10.250% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.25% | 5.49% | 5.74% | 5.98% | 6.22% | 6.47% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.2% | 4.8% | 6.4% | 8.0% | 9.5% | 11.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.10% | 1.28% | 1.46% | 1.64% | 1.82% | 2.00% |
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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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8.7% | 9.3% | 9.8% | 10.4% | 10.9% | 11.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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1.00% | 1.11% | 1.22% | 1.34% | 1.45% | 1.56% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.6% | 51.5% | 54.3% | 57.1% | 60.0% | 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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5.4% | 6.6% | 7.8% | 9.0% | 10.2% | 11.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.32% | 6.77% | 7.21% | 7.66% | 8.10% | 8.55% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.5% | 7.1% | 8.7% | 10.3% | 11.8% | 13.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.96% | 1.37% | 1.77% | 2.17% | 2.58% | 2.98% |
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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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5.6% | 7.5% | 9.4% | 11.3% | 13.1% | 15.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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1.102% | 1.130% | 1.158% | 1.185% | 1.213% | 1.241% |
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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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