Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.0% | 52.6% | 56.1% | 59.6% | 63.1% | 66.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.6% | 4.3% | 5.9% | 7.6% | 9.2% | 10.9% |
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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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7.5% | 8.2% | 8.9% | 9.6% | 10.2% | 10.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.2% | 8.2% | 11.1% | 14.0% | 17.0% | 19.9% |
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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% | 0.97% | 1.45% | 1.93% | 2.42% |
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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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7.56% | 7.97% | 8.39% | 8.80% | 9.21% | 9.63% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.24% | 0.51% | 0.78% | 1.05% | 1.32% | 1.59% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.9% | 60.9% | 61.9% | 62.8% | 63.8% | 64.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.66% | 3.12% | 3.57% | 4.02% | 4.47% | 4.93% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.34% | 5.53% | 5.72% | 5.91% | 6.10% | 6.29% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.02% | 10.20% | 10.36% | 10.53% | 10.70% | 10.87% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.00% | 7.33% | 7.66% | 7.99% | 8.31% | 8.65% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.89% | 1.20% | 1.50% | 1.80% | 2.11% | 2.42% |
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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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6.82% | 6.97% | 7.12% | 7.27% | 7.41% | 7.57% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.23% | 0.51% | 0.78% | 1.05% | 1.32% | 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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