Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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45.8% | 46.8% | 47.8% | 48.7% | 49.7% | 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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.03% | 7.34% | 7.64% | 7.95% | 8.25% | 8.56% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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18.57% | 18.92% | 19.27% | 19.62% | 19.97% | 20.32% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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9.62% | 9.78% | 9.92% | 10.07% | 10.21% | 10.36% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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3.1% | 4.9% | 6.6% | 8.3% | 10.0% | 11.8% |
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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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3.98% | 4.18% | 4.37% | 4.56% | 4.76% | 4.96% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.464% | 0.481% | 0.497% | 0.514% | 0.530% | 0.547% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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44.8% | 48.9% | 52.9% | 56.9% | 60.9% | 65.0% |
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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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4.65% | 5.15% | 5.64% | 6.13% | 6.62% | 7.12% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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15.1% | 16.5% | 17.8% | 19.1% | 20.4% | 21.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.0% | 6.1% | 8.2% | 10.2% | 12.3% | 14.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.1% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 8.2% | 10.2% | 12.3% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.14% | 0.28% | 0.42% | 0.56% | 0.71% |
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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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