Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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47.0% | 47.8% | 48.5% | 49.2% | 49.9% | 50.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.2% | 5.0% | 6.7% | 8.5% | 10.3% | 12.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.39% | 8.86% | 9.34% | 9.81% | 10.28% | 10.76% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.03% | 3.30% | 3.55% | 3.81% | 4.07% | 4.33% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.74% | 8.20% | 8.65% | 9.11% | 9.56% | 10.02% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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3.0684% | 3.0728% | 3.0771% | 3.0815% | 3.0859% | 3.0903% |
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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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16.61% | 16.80% | 16.99% | 17.18% | 17.37% | 17.56% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.37% | 0.71% | 1.06% | 1.40% | 1.74% | 2.09% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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46.5% | 47.4% | 48.2% | 49.0% | 49.8% | 50.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.2% | 4.7% | 6.1% | 7.5% | 9.0% | 10.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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9.22% | 9.53% | 9.84% | 10.14% | 10.45% | 10.76% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.96% | 4.04% | 4.11% | 4.18% | 4.25% | 4.33% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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8.82% | 9.07% | 9.30% | 9.54% | 9.78% | 10.02% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.69% | 2.77% | 2.85% | 2.93% | 3.01% | 3.10% |
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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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15.48% | 15.90% | 16.31% | 16.73% | 17.14% | 17.56% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.37% | 0.86% | 1.36% | 1.85% | 2.35% | 2.84% |
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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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