Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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60.7% | 61.4% | 62.0% | 62.6% | 63.3% | 64.0% |
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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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9.56% | 9.81% | 10.06% | 10.31% | 10.56% | 10.81% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.71% | 4.84% | 4.97% | 5.10% | 5.23% | 5.36% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.49% | 1.66% | 1.82% | 1.98% | 2.14% | 2.30% |
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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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7.3% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 9.3% | 9.9% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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1.22% | 1.58% | 1.93% | 2.28% | 2.63% | 2.99% |
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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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