Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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37.1% | 41.7% | 46.2% | 50.7% | 55.3% | 59.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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7.3% | 8.2% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 10.6% | 11.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.01% | 3.20% | 3.39% | 3.59% | 3.78% | 3.97% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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12.415% | 12.441% | 12.466% | 12.491% | 12.517% | 12.542% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.9% | 8.0% | 9.1% | 10.2% | 11.3% | 12.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.28% | 2.63% | 2.97% | 3.32% | 3.67% | 4.02% |
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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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7.2% | 9.6% | 11.8% | 14.1% | 16.4% | 18.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.17% | 0.33% | 0.50% | 0.67% | 0.84% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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40.8% | 44.7% | 48.4% | 52.2% | 56.0% | 59.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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5.00% | 5.47% | 5.94% | 6.41% | 6.88% | 7.35% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.27% | 2.62% | 2.96% | 3.29% | 3.63% | 3.97% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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12.4% | 13.0% | 13.6% | 14.2% | 14.8% | 15.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.9% | 7.7% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 9.9% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.2% | 4.9% | 7.5% | 10.1% | 12.8% | 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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7.2% | 7.8% | 8.4% | 8.9% | 9.5% | 10.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.07% | 0.15% | 0.22% | 0.29% | 0.37% |
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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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