Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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46.7% | 48.9% | 51.0% | 53.2% | 55.3% | 57.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.3% | 6.4% | 7.5% | 8.6% | 9.7% | 10.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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14.5% | 15.5% | 16.5% | 17.4% | 18.4% | 19.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.08% | 0.17% | 0.25% | 0.34% | 0.43% |
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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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7.4% | 9.7% | 12.0% | 14.3% | 16.6% | 18.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.60% | 0.91% | 1.22% | 1.53% | 1.84% | 2.16% |
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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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