Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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50.7% | 52.8% | 54.8% | 56.7% | 58.7% | 60.7% |
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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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6.8% | 7.9% | 8.8% | 9.8% | 10.7% | 11.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.73% | 10.16% | 10.58% | 11.00% | 11.42% | 11.85% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.55% | 7.75% | 7.93% | 8.12% | 8.31% | 8.51% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.67% | 2.14% | 2.60% | 3.07% | 3.53% | 4.00% |
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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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0.000% | 0.031% | 0.063% | 0.094% | 0.126% | 0.158% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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52.16% | 52.55% | 52.94% | 53.33% | 53.72% | 54.11% |
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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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6.5% | 8.4% | 10.2% | 12.1% | 14.0% | 15.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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11.03% | 11.22% | 11.42% | 11.61% | 11.80% | 12.00% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.24% | 6.72% | 7.19% | 7.66% | 8.13% | 8.61% |
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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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4.1% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 10.0% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.16% | 0.32% | 0.47% | 0.63% | 0.79% |
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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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