Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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47.6% | 49.6% | 51.4% | 53.3% | 55.2% | 57.1% |
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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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3.72% | 4.12% | 4.52% | 4.92% | 5.32% | 5.72% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.4% | 13.4% | 17.3% | 21.2% | 25.1% | 29.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.81% | 7.08% | 7.35% | 7.62% | 7.90% | 8.17% |
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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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6.5% | 8.6% | 10.7% | 12.7% | 14.7% | 16.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.31% | 0.62% | 0.92% | 1.23% | 1.54% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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46.2% | 48.6% | 50.9% | 53.2% | 55.5% | 57.8% |
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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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3.66% | 4.10% | 4.54% | 4.99% | 5.43% | 5.87% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.2% | 13.4% | 17.5% | 21.6% | 25.7% | 29.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.99% | 7.20% | 7.41% | 7.62% | 7.82% | 8.03% |
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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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6.7% | 8.7% | 10.7% | 12.6% | 14.5% | 16.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.32% | 0.63% | 0.95% | 1.26% | 1.59% |
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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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