Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.5% | 62.3% | 65.0% | 67.7% | 70.4% | 73.2% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.1% | 5.5% | 6.8% | 8.2% | 9.5% | 10.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.40% | 3.81% | 4.22% | 4.63% | 5.03% | 5.44% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.0% | 2.7% | 5.3% | 7.9% | 10.5% | 13.2% |
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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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3.823% | 3.864% | 3.904% | 3.944% | 3.984% | 4.025% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.60% | 0.75% |
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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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