Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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42.8% | 47.3% | 51.8% | 56.2% | 60.6% | 65.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.04% | 1.18% | 1.31% | 1.44% | 1.57% | 1.71% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.5% | 7.0% | 8.5% | 10.0% | 11.4% | 13.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.7% | 11.3% | 14.8% | 18.3% | 21.9% | 25.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.11% | 6.57% | 7.03% | 7.48% | 7.93% | 8.39% |
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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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6.3% | 7.2% | 8.1% | 8.9% | 9.8% | 10.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.12% | 0.25% | 0.37% | 0.50% | 0.63% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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43.9% | 48.1% | 52.2% | 56.4% | 60.5% | 64.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.37% | 0.59% | 0.81% | 1.03% | 1.24% | 1.47% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.5% | 7.0% | 8.5% | 10.0% | 11.4% | 13.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.8% | 11.9% | 15.9% | 19.9% | 23.9% | 27.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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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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5.8% | 7.1% | 8.3% | 9.5% | 10.7% | 11.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.17% | 0.34% | 0.51% | 0.67% | 0.85% |
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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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