Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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47.0% | 48.8% | 50.6% | 52.4% | 54.2% | 56.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.80% | 5.12% | 5.44% | 5.76% | 6.08% | 6.41% |
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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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10.1% | 12.2% | 14.3% | 16.4% | 18.5% | 20.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.93% | 4.37% | 4.81% | 5.25% | 5.69% | 6.14% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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5.378% | 5.427% | 5.474% | 5.522% | 5.570% | 5.618% |
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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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10.6% | 11.1% | 11.6% | 12.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.029% | 0.058% | 0.087% | 0.116% | 0.145% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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41.5% | 45.5% | 49.4% | 53.3% | 57.2% | 61.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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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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7.2% | 10.6% | 14.1% | 17.5% | 20.9% | 24.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.28% | 7.38% | 7.48% | 7.57% | 7.66% | 7.76% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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4.81% | 5.14% | 5.46% | 5.79% | 6.11% | 6.44% |
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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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8.57% | 9.05% | 9.52% | 9.99% | 10.47% | 10.94% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.42% | 0.80% | 1.17% | 1.54% | 1.91% | 2.29% |
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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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