Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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30.2% | 32.6% | 34.9% | 37.2% | 39.6% | 41.9% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.7% | 12.6% | 14.4% | 16.2% | 18.0% | 19.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.1% | 7.4% | 9.7% | 12.1% | 14.4% | 16.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.79% | 1.10% | 1.40% | 1.71% | 2.02% | 2.33% |
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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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21.7% | 23.4% | 25.1% | 26.8% | 28.5% | 30.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.16% | 0.32% | 0.47% | 0.63% | 0.80% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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40.7% | 41.6% | 42.5% | 43.3% | 44.2% | 45.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.85% | 5.32% | 5.79% | 6.26% | 6.73% | 7.20% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.7% | 11.3% | 11.9% | 12.5% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.6% | 7.8% | 10.0% | 12.2% | 14.5% | 16.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.481% | 1.523% | 1.564% | 1.605% | 1.647% | 1.688% |
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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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21.79% | 22.04% | 22.28% | 22.52% | 22.76% | 23.00% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.31% | 0.38% | 0.44% | 0.51% | 0.57% | 0.64% |
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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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