Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.8% | 57.8% | 59.7% | 61.7% | 63.7% | 65.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.00% | 0.39% | 0.78% | 1.17% | 1.55% | 1.95% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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0.98% | 1.40% | 1.82% | 2.23% | 2.65% | 3.07% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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11.42% | 11.61% | 11.79% | 11.98% | 12.16% | 12.35% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.91% | 7.38% | 7.84% | 8.30% | 8.76% | 9.23% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.23% | 1.56% | 1.90% | 2.23% | 2.56% | 2.89% |
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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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4.9% | 8.3% | 11.7% | 15.2% | 18.6% | 22.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.740% | 0.769% | 0.798% | 0.826% | 0.855% | 0.884% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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61.0% | 62.6% | 64.1% | 65.7% | 67.3% | 68.9% |
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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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3.06% | 3.15% | 3.24% | 3.32% | 3.41% | 3.50% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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11.10% | 11.38% | 11.65% | 11.93% | 12.21% | 12.49% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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8.94% | 9.08% | 9.21% | 9.35% | 9.48% | 9.62% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.43% | 0.64% | 0.84% | 1.04% | 1.24% | 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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5.2% | 6.4% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 10.0% | 11.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.05% | 0.10% | 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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