Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.92% | 50.25% | 50.57% | 50.90% | 51.22% | 51.55% |
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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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10.44% | 10.68% | 10.92% | 11.16% | 11.39% | 11.64% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.69% | 7.91% | 8.14% | 8.36% | 8.58% | 8.81% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.30% | 0.59% | 0.87% | 1.16% | 1.44% | 1.73% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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13.3% | 15.0% | 16.7% | 18.4% | 20.1% | 21.8% |
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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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4.32% | 4.66% | 5.00% | 5.35% | 5.69% | 6.03% |
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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% | 0.33% | 0.49% | 0.66% | 0.83% |
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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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