Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.1% | 51.8% | 54.4% | 57.0% | 59.6% | 62.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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6.0% | 7.4% | 8.7% | 10.1% | 11.5% | 12.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.1% | 8.0% | 8.8% | 9.7% | 10.5% | 11.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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0.0% | 3.1% | 6.2% | 9.3% | 12.3% | 15.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.48% | 0.95% | 1.43% | 1.91% | 2.39% |
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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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8.1% | 10.0% | 11.8% | 13.5% | 15.3% | 17.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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50.6% | 51.2% | 51.9% | 52.5% | 53.1% | 53.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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6.0% | 7.2% | 8.5% | 9.7% | 10.9% | 12.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.4% | 8.2% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 10.6% | 11.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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12.46% | 12.71% | 12.96% | 13.21% | 13.46% | 13.71% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.124% | 3.143% | 3.161% | 3.180% | 3.198% | 3.217% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.20% | 1.39% | 1.57% | 1.75% | 1.93% | 2.12% |
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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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9.17% | 9.63% | 10.09% | 10.54% | 11.00% | 11.46% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.50% | 0.74% | 0.99% | 1.23% | 1.47% | 1.72% |
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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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