Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.5% | 54.6% | 57.6% | 60.6% | 63.6% | 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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1.79% | 2.09% | 2.39% | 2.69% | 2.99% | 3.29% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.62% | 7.70% | 7.78% | 7.86% | 7.93% | 8.02% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.1% | 6.7% | 8.3% | 9.9% | 11.4% | 13.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.5% | 8.2% | 8.8% | 9.5% | 10.1% | 10.8% |
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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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7.58% | 7.86% | 8.14% | 8.42% | 8.69% | 8.97% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.042% | 0.084% | 0.126% | 0.168% | 0.211% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.7% | 52.2% | 55.6% | 59.0% | 62.5% | 65.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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5.22% | 5.50% | 5.77% | 6.04% | 6.31% | 6.59% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.74% | 4.94% | 5.12% | 5.31% | 5.50% | 5.70% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.6% | 7.0% | 8.3% | 9.7% | 11.0% | 12.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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9.205% | 9.246% | 9.286% | 9.327% | 9.367% | 9.408% |
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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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7.0% | 8.2% | 9.4% | 10.5% | 11.7% | 12.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.07% | 0.14% | 0.21% | 0.28% | 0.35% |
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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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