Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.9% | 50.9% | 52.8% | 54.8% | 56.7% | 58.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.9% | 2.8% | 4.7% | 6.5% | 8.3% | 10.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.4% | 6.7% | 7.9% | 9.1% | 10.4% | 11.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.8% | 10.6% | 12.3% | 14.0% | 15.7% | 17.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.0% | 6.7% | 8.3% | 9.9% | 11.5% | 13.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.21% | 1.27% | 1.32% | 1.37% | 1.42% | 1.48% |
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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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5.2% | 6.4% | 7.5% | 8.6% | 9.8% | 10.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.14% | 0.29% | 0.43% | 0.58% | 0.73% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.0% | 55.8% | 56.5% | 57.2% | 57.9% | 58.7% |
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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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7.2% | 8.1% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 10.7% | 11.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.8% | 9.6% | 10.4% | 11.2% | 12.0% | 12.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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8.40% | 8.75% | 9.10% | 9.44% | 9.79% | 10.14% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.216% | 1.267% | 1.317% | 1.367% | 1.417% | 1.467% |
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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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7.3% | 7.9% | 8.5% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.05% | 0.11% | 0.16% | 0.21% | 0.27% |
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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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