Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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41.94% | 42.06% | 42.17% | 42.28% | 42.39% | 42.51% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.98% | 1.31% | 1.63% | 1.95% | 2.27% | 2.60% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.50% | 4.67% | 4.83% | 4.99% | 5.16% | 5.33% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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26.78% | 27.11% | 27.43% | 27.76% | 28.08% | 28.41% |
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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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7.25% | 7.71% | 8.17% | 8.62% | 9.08% | 9.54% |
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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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7.41% | 7.71% | 7.99% | 8.28% | 8.57% | 8.86% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.09% | 0.17% | 0.26% | 0.35% | 0.44% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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47.75% | 47.99% | 48.23% | 48.46% | 48.70% | 48.94% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.55% | 2.00% | 2.45% | 2.90% | 3.34% | 3.79% |
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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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16.2% | 17.2% | 18.1% | 19.1% | 20.0% | 21.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.1% | 6.9% | 8.6% | 10.4% | 12.1% | 13.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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7.0% | 7.8% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 10.5% |
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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% | 0.08% | 0.17% | 0.25% | 0.34% | 0.43% |
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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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