Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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58.7% | 60.0% | 61.2% | 62.4% | 63.7% | 65.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.0% | 5.7% | 7.3% | 8.9% | 10.5% | 12.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.3% | 8.1% | 10.8% | 13.6% | 16.3% | 19.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.24% | 2.66% | 3.07% | 3.49% | 3.91% | 4.33% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.13% | 1.51% | 1.89% | 2.27% | 2.64% | 3.03% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.17% | 0.35% | 0.52% | 0.69% | 0.87% |
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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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