Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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60.0% | 62.4% | 64.8% | 67.1% | 69.5% | 71.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.72% | 1.92% | 2.10% | 2.29% | 2.48% | 2.67% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.86% | 3.03% | 3.20% | 3.37% | 3.54% | 3.71% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.5% | 8.4% | 9.2% | 10.0% | 10.8% | 11.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.49% | 0.86% | 1.23% | 1.60% | 1.96% | 2.34% |
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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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12.3% | 13.8% | 15.2% | 16.6% | 18.1% | 19.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.07% | 0.13% | 0.20% | 0.27% | 0.34% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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65.8% | 67.0% | 68.2% | 69.5% | 70.7% | 71.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.71% | 1.11% | 1.50% | 1.89% | 2.28% | 2.67% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.86% | 3.07% | 3.28% | 3.49% | 3.69% | 3.90% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.5% | 8.8% | 10.0% | 11.1% | 12.3% | 13.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.91% | 2.00% | 2.08% | 2.17% | 2.25% | 2.34% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.24% | 0.48% | 0.72% | 0.96% | 1.20% |
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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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12.32% | 12.45% | 12.58% | 12.70% | 12.83% | 12.96% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.07% | 0.13% | 0.20% | 0.27% | 0.34% |
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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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