Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.3% | 57.1% | 58.9% | 60.6% | 62.4% | 64.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.9% | 7.2% | 9.5% | 11.8% | 14.0% | 16.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.6% | 5.0% | 6.4% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.5% | 6.6% | 8.7% | 10.7% | 12.8% | 14.9% |
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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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0.34% | 0.80% | 1.26% | 1.73% | 2.19% | 2.65% |
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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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9.48% | 9.68% | 9.87% | 10.07% | 10.26% | 10.46% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.09% | 0.18% | 0.27% | 0.36% | 0.45% |
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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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