Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.7% | 58.4% | 60.1% | 61.8% | 63.6% | 65.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.15% | 1.42% | 1.69% | 1.96% | 2.23% | 2.50% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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1.78% | 2.23% | 2.68% | 3.13% | 3.58% | 4.03% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.84% | 8.22% | 8.59% | 8.96% | 9.32% | 9.70% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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9.2% | 10.4% | 11.6% | 12.8% | 14.0% | 15.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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4.3% | 5.7% | 7.1% | 8.5% | 9.9% | 11.3% |
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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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4.63% | 4.95% | 5.27% | 5.58% | 5.90% | 6.22% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.016% | 0.032% | 0.049% | 0.065% | 0.081% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.18% | 55.49% | 55.80% | 56.10% | 56.41% | 56.72% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.92% | 1.24% | 1.55% | 1.87% | 2.18% | 2.50% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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0.00% | 0.36% | 0.71% | 1.07% | 1.43% | 1.79% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.59% | 7.64% | 7.69% | 7.75% | 7.80% | 7.85% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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14.07% | 14.30% | 14.53% | 14.76% | 14.99% | 15.22% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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11.29% | 11.37% | 11.44% | 11.52% | 11.59% | 11.67% |
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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% | 0.26% | 0.52% | 0.78% | 1.04% | 1.30% |
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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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