Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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37.1% | 40.3% | 43.4% | 46.5% | 49.7% | 52.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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10.56% | 10.72% | 10.89% | 11.05% | 11.21% | 11.38% |
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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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11.50% | 11.71% | 11.92% | 12.13% | 12.33% | 12.55% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.9% | 8.9% | 9.7% | 10.6% | 11.5% | 12.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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4.01% | 4.34% | 4.66% | 4.99% | 5.31% | 5.64% |
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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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2.8% | 6.0% | 9.2% | 12.4% | 15.5% | 18.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.46% | 0.54% | 0.62% | 0.69% | 0.76% | 0.84% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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40.8% | 43.9% | 46.8% | 49.8% | 52.8% | 55.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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5.0% | 6.0% | 7.1% | 8.1% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.27% | 2.75% | 3.23% | 3.70% | 4.18% | 4.66% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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14.58% | 14.76% | 14.93% | 15.10% | 15.27% | 15.45% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.7% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 8.2% | 9.4% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.8% | 4.6% | 7.3% | 10.0% | 12.7% | 15.4% |
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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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5.6% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 9.2% | 10.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.36% | 0.81% | 1.24% | 1.68% | 2.12% | 2.57% |
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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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