Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.2% | 58.9% | 60.6% | 62.3% | 64.0% | 65.8% |
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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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6.804% | 6.838% | 6.870% | 6.903% | 6.935% | 6.969% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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11.2% | 12.1% | 12.9% | 13.8% | 14.6% | 15.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.67% | 5.10% | 5.52% | 5.94% | 6.36% | 6.79% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.52% | 0.63% | 0.73% | 0.83% | 0.92% | 1.03% |
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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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6.11% | 6.58% | 7.05% | 7.51% | 7.98% | 8.45% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.1173% | 0.1184% | 0.1195% | 0.1206% | 0.1217% | 0.1228% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.4% | 62.2% | 65.0% | 67.8% | 70.6% | 73.4% |
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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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3.33% | 3.63% | 3.92% | 4.21% | 4.51% | 4.81% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.6% | 6.6% | 8.6% | 10.5% | 12.5% | 14.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.5% | 4.5% | 6.5% | 8.4% | 10.4% | 12.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.36% | 0.58% | 0.80% | 1.01% | 1.23% | 1.45% |
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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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6.4% | 7.8% | 9.3% | 10.7% | 12.1% | 13.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.06% | 0.13% | 0.19% | 0.25% | 0.32% |
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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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