Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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58.0% | 58.8% | 59.5% | 60.2% | 61.0% | 61.7% |
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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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12.07% | 12.46% | 12.84% | 13.23% | 13.61% | 14.00% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.32% | 8.62% | 8.90% | 9.19% | 9.48% | 9.77% |
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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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0.540% | 0.582% | 0.623% | 0.664% | 0.705% | 0.747% |
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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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4.3856% | 4.3881% | 4.3906% | 4.3931% | 4.3955% | 4.3980% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.466% | 0.481% | 0.496% | 0.511% | 0.526% | 0.541% |
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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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