Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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37.4% | 40.0% | 42.6% | 45.1% | 47.7% | 50.3% |
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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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3.37% | 3.47% | 3.56% | 3.66% | 3.75% | 3.85% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.37% | 8.64% | 8.92% | 9.19% | 9.46% | 9.74% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.86% | 8.06% | 8.25% | 8.44% | 8.63% | 8.83% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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3.61% | 4.02% | 4.42% | 4.82% | 5.22% | 5.62% |
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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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19.0% | 20.9% | 22.8% | 24.7% | 26.6% | 28.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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1.12% | 1.49% | 1.85% | 2.21% | 2.58% | 2.95% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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46.86% | 47.20% | 47.54% | 47.88% | 48.22% | 48.57% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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8.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% | 10.1% | 10.7% | 11.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.878% | 2.890% | 2.902% | 2.914% | 2.926% | 2.938% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.07% | 7.42% | 7.76% | 8.10% | 8.45% | 8.79% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.74% | 7.95% | 8.16% | 8.37% | 8.58% | 8.79% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.13% | 2.22% | 2.31% | 2.40% | 2.49% | 2.58% |
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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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16.7% | 17.9% | 19.0% | 20.2% | 21.3% | 22.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.45% | 0.82% | 1.18% | 1.54% | 1.91% | 2.27% |
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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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