Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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61.0% | 63.2% | 65.3% | 67.5% | 69.6% | 71.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.48% | 3.79% | 4.10% | 4.40% | 4.71% | 5.02% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.49% | 6.00% | 6.49% | 6.99% | 7.49% | 7.99% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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11.3% | 12.0% | 12.6% | 13.3% | 13.9% | 14.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.26% | 2.63% | 2.99% | 3.36% | 3.72% | 4.09% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.28% | 0.56% | 0.83% | 1.11% | 1.39% |
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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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5.292% | 5.337% | 5.381% | 5.426% | 5.470% | 5.515% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.15% | 0.29% | 0.44% | 0.58% | 0.74% |
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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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