Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.1% | 50.7% | 52.2% | 53.7% | 55.2% | 56.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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12.627% | 12.667% | 12.707% | 12.747% | 12.787% | 12.827% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.52% | 5.85% | 6.18% | 6.50% | 6.83% | 7.16% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.1% | 11.2% | 12.3% | 13.3% | 14.4% | 15.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.34% | 1.78% | 2.22% | 2.65% | 3.08% | 3.52% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.33% | 0.74% | 1.15% | 1.56% | 1.97% | 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% | 9.1% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 12.0% | 13.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.27% | 0.49% | 0.71% | 0.93% | 1.14% | 1.37% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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38.6% | 41.1% | 43.5% | 45.8% | 48.2% | 50.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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12.0% | 13.5% | 14.9% | 16.3% | 17.7% | 19.2% |
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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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13.38% | 13.45% | 13.52% | 13.58% | 13.65% | 13.71% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.97% | 1.41% | 1.84% | 2.27% | 2.70% | 3.13% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.97% | 1.21% | 1.43% | 1.66% | 1.89% | 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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9.1% | 11.8% | 14.4% | 17.0% | 19.6% | 22.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.57% | 0.80% | 1.03% | 1.26% | 1.49% | 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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