Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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63.9% | 64.5% | 65.2% | 65.8% | 66.4% | 67.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.27% | 2.51% | 2.73% | 2.96% | 3.19% | 3.42% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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11.1% | 11.9% | 12.6% | 13.4% | 14.2% | 15.0% |
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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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4.7% | 6.1% | 7.4% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 11.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.11% | 1.19% | 1.25% | 1.32% | 1.39% | 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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1.99% | 2.26% | 2.53% | 2.79% | 3.06% | 3.33% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.06% | 0.12% | 0.19% | 0.25% | 0.32% |
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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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