Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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58.8% | 59.5% | 60.2% | 61.0% | 61.7% | 62.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.08% | 4.54% | 5.00% | 5.46% | 5.91% | 6.38% |
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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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8.4% | 9.0% | 9.6% | 10.1% | 10.6% | 11.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.90% | 2.09% | 2.27% | 2.46% | 2.64% | 2.83% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.30% | 0.60% | 0.91% | 1.21% | 1.52% |
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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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12.78% | 13.28% | 13.77% | 14.27% | 14.76% | 15.26% |
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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% | 0.15% | 0.23% | 0.31% | 0.39% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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50.6% | 53.0% | 55.3% | 57.7% | 60.0% | 62.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.0% | 5.8% | 7.5% | 9.2% | 10.9% | 12.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.1% | 6.3% | 7.3% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.3% | 7.3% | 8.3% | 9.2% | 10.2% | 11.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.89% | 2.38% | 2.87% | 3.36% | 3.84% | 4.34% |
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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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10.9% | 12.7% | 14.5% | 16.2% | 18.0% | 19.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.11% | 0.22% | 0.33% | 0.44% | 0.56% |
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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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