Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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52.0% | 53.8% | 55.6% | 57.3% | 59.1% | 60.9% |
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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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5.91% | 6.37% | 6.83% | 7.28% | 7.74% | 8.20% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.97% | 9.20% | 9.42% | 9.65% | 9.87% | 10.10% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.1% | 7.9% | 8.7% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 11.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.20% | 0.44% | 0.68% | 0.92% | 1.16% | 1.40% |
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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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8.0% | 10.3% | 12.5% | 14.7% | 16.9% | 19.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.16% | 0.33% | 0.49% | 0.65% | 0.82% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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45.4% | 49.7% | 53.9% | 58.1% | 62.2% | 66.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.0% | 3.4% | 6.9% | 10.3% | 13.8% | 17.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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1.5% | 3.4% | 5.2% | 7.0% | 8.8% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.1% | 8.5% | 9.9% | 11.3% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.7% | 7.6% | 8.5% | 9.3% | 10.2% | 11.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.20% | 0.45% | 0.69% | 0.93% | 1.18% | 1.42% |
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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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7.6% | 9.9% | 12.2% | 14.5% | 16.9% | 19.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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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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