Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.1% | 60.8% | 62.5% | 64.2% | 65.8% | 67.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.81% | 2.04% | 2.27% | 2.50% | 2.73% | 2.96% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.2% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 11.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.8% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 7.5% | 8.7% | 10.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.5% | 3.4% | 5.2% | 7.0% | 8.9% | 10.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.26% | 0.53% | 0.79% | 1.05% | 1.32% |
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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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8.6% | 10.5% | 12.3% | 14.2% | 16.0% | 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% | 0.16% | 0.32% | 0.48% | 0.64% | 0.81% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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60.7% | 62.1% | 63.4% | 64.8% | 66.2% | 67.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.31% | 2.47% | 2.62% | 2.76% | 2.91% | 3.07% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.5% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 6.6% | 8.3% | 10.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.62% | 0.79% | 0.95% | 1.12% | 1.28% | 1.45% |
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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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11.6% | 12.9% | 14.2% | 15.4% | 16.6% | 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% | 0.16% | 0.32% | 0.48% | 0.64% | 0.81% |
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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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