Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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31.8% | 33.2% | 34.6% | 35.9% | 37.3% | 38.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.450% | 0.486% | 0.522% | 0.557% | 0.592% | 0.628% |
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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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20.73% | 20.88% | 21.03% | 21.17% | 21.32% | 21.47% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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10.4% | 11.9% | 13.4% | 14.8% | 16.3% | 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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3.37% | 3.46% | 3.54% | 3.62% | 3.71% | 3.79% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.129% | 0.158% | 0.186% | 0.214% | 0.242% | 0.271% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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28.6% | 30.7% | 32.7% | 34.7% | 36.7% | 38.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.450% | 0.470% | 0.489% | 0.509% | 0.528% | 0.548% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.39% | 7.59% | 7.79% | 7.99% | 8.19% | 8.39% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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21.4% | 22.9% | 24.4% | 25.8% | 27.3% | 28.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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10.4% | 11.8% | 13.1% | 14.4% | 15.7% | 17.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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14.96% | 15.27% | 15.58% | 15.89% | 16.19% | 16.51% |
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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% | 2.51% | 2.83% | 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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0.27% | 0.33% | 0.38% | 0.44% | 0.49% | 0.55% |
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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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