Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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70.1% | 72.2% | 74.2% | 76.2% | 78.3% | 80.3% |
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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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3.92% | 4.27% | 4.60% | 4.94% | 5.28% | 5.62% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.5% | 5.1% | 6.7% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 11.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.08% | 1.43% | 1.78% | 2.12% | 2.47% | 2.82% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.66% | 0.89% | 1.10% | 1.32% | 1.54% | 1.76% |
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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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5.93% | 6.02% | 6.12% | 6.21% | 6.30% | 6.40% |
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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% | 0.18% | 0.24% | 0.30% |
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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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