Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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31.8% | 34.4% | 37.0% | 39.6% | 42.1% | 44.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.00% | 0.13% | 0.25% | 0.38% | 0.50% | 0.63% |
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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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20.7% | 22.6% | 24.5% | 26.4% | 28.3% | 30.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.7% | 7.3% | 9.9% | 12.6% | 15.2% | 17.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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16.5% | 17.4% | 18.4% | 19.3% | 20.2% | 21.2% |
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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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2.18% | 2.50% | 2.82% | 3.15% | 3.47% | 3.79% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.05% | 0.11% | 0.16% | 0.22% | 0.28% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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30.4% | 33.3% | 36.2% | 39.0% | 41.9% | 44.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.00% | 0.25% | 0.50% | 0.75% | 1.00% | 1.25% |
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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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21.4% | 23.2% | 24.9% | 26.7% | 28.4% | 30.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.7% | 8.1% | 11.5% | 14.9% | 18.3% | 21.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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14.5% | 16.1% | 17.7% | 19.2% | 20.8% | 22.4% |
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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% | 0.05% | 0.11% | 0.16% | 0.22% | 0.28% |
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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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