Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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63.9% | 65.2% | 66.3% | 67.5% | 68.7% | 69.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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6.4% | 7.9% | 9.3% | 10.7% | 12.1% | 13.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.7% | 6.9% | 8.0% | 9.1% | 10.2% | 11.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.81% | 4.29% | 4.75% | 5.22% | 5.69% | 6.17% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.63% | 0.94% | 1.24% | 1.54% | 1.85% | 2.16% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.42% | 0.70% | 0.98% | 1.26% | 1.54% | 1.82% |
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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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6.7% | 7.4% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 9.4% | 10.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.14% | 0.28% | 0.42% | 0.55% | 0.70% |
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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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