Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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46.8% | 50.7% | 54.5% | 58.4% | 62.2% | 66.1% |
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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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8.97% | 9.40% | 9.82% | 10.24% | 10.66% | 11.09% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.32% | 5.46% | 5.59% | 5.73% | 5.87% | 6.01% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.68% | 3.03% | 3.38% | 3.73% | 4.08% | 4.44% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.330% | 1.356% | 1.381% | 1.406% | 1.432% | 1.457% |
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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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8.8% | 12.1% | 15.4% | 18.6% | 21.9% | 25.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.12% | 0.23% | 0.35% | 0.47% | 0.59% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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44.5% | 47.3% | 50.0% | 52.7% | 55.4% | 58.2% |
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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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5.7% | 7.1% | 8.5% | 9.8% | 11.2% | 12.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.72% | 5.22% | 5.71% | 6.19% | 6.68% | 7.18% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.49% | 2.70% | 2.90% | 3.11% | 3.32% | 3.53% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.85% | 1.11% | 1.35% | 1.60% | 1.85% | 2.10% |
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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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15.7% | 18.0% | 20.2% | 22.4% | 24.7% | 27.0% |
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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% | 0.52% | 0.69% | 0.86% |
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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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