Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.3% | 62.8% | 66.3% | 69.7% | 73.2% | 76.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.9% | 5.0% | 7.0% | 9.0% | 11.0% | 13.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.3% | 6.4% | 8.5% | 10.6% | 12.6% | 14.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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1.6% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 7.1% | 8.9% | 10.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.00% | 0.40% | 0.80% | 1.19% | 1.59% | 1.99% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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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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5.1% | 7.2% | 9.3% | 11.5% | 13.6% | 15.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.33% | 0.66% | 0.99% | 1.32% | 1.66% |
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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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