Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.8% | 57.9% | 59.0% | 60.0% | 61.1% | 62.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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6.9% | 7.8% | 8.6% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 11.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.1% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 10.7% | 11.6% | 12.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.2% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 11.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.29% | 1.59% | 1.88% | 2.17% | 2.47% | 2.76% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.19% | 0.38% | 0.57% | 0.75% | 0.95% |
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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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6.6% | 7.6% | 8.5% | 9.4% | 10.3% | 11.3% |
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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% | 0.34% | 0.50% | 0.67% | 0.84% |
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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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