Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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62.6% | 66.1% | 69.5% | 73.0% | 76.4% | 79.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.32% | 1.81% | 2.29% | 2.78% | 3.26% | 3.75% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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1.9% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 8.8% | 11.1% | 13.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.656% | 1.666% | 1.675% | 1.684% | 1.693% | 1.702% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.15% | 1.22% | 1.28% | 1.34% | 1.40% | 1.46% |
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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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6.8% | 7.8% | 8.7% | 9.7% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.59% | 0.75% | 0.90% | 1.06% | 1.21% | 1.37% |
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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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