Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.0% | 48.7% | 49.5% | 50.2% | 51.0% | 51.8% |
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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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5.25% | 5.61% | 5.97% | 6.32% | 6.68% | 7.04% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.8% | 7.2% | 8.5% | 9.9% | 11.2% | 12.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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14.3% | 17.4% | 20.5% | 23.6% | 26.7% | 29.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.51% | 0.74% | 0.96% | 1.18% | 1.40% | 1.63% |
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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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4.18% | 4.59% | 5.00% | 5.40% | 5.80% | 6.21% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.20% | 0.40% | 0.59% | 0.79% | 0.99% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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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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2.8% | 4.8% | 6.8% | 8.7% | 10.6% | 12.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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14.3% | 18.7% | 23.0% | 27.4% | 31.7% | 36.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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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% | 0.20% | 0.40% | 0.59% | 0.79% | 0.99% |
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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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