Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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23.7% | 24.3% | 24.9% | 25.4% | 26.0% | 26.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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5.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% | 12.9% | 15.3% | 17.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.19% | 7.49% | 7.78% | 8.07% | 8.36% | 8.65% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.4% | 9.3% | 12.2% | 15.0% | 17.8% | 20.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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23.2% | 24.6% | 26.1% | 27.5% | 28.9% | 30.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.79% | 2.20% | 2.59% | 2.99% | 3.39% | 3.79% |
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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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9.1% | 10.2% | 11.2% | 12.2% | 13.2% | 14.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.18% | 0.36% | 0.54% | 0.72% | 0.90% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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29.7% | 33.5% | 37.2% | 41.0% | 44.7% | 48.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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6.3% | 8.5% | 10.6% | 12.8% | 14.9% | 17.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.8% | 8.4% | 9.0% | 9.6% | 10.2% | 10.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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11.5% | 14.7% | 17.8% | 21.0% | 24.2% | 27.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.75% | 2.09% | 2.42% | 2.75% | 3.08% | 3.42% |
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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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8.7% | 9.4% | 10.0% | 10.6% | 11.2% | 11.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.61% | 0.76% |
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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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