Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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73.4% | 74.0% | 74.5% | 75.1% | 75.6% | 76.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.55% | 2.61% | 2.67% | 2.73% | 2.79% | 2.86% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.68% | 8.86% | 9.03% | 9.20% | 9.38% | 9.55% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.95% | 4.07% | 4.18% | 4.30% | 4.41% | 4.52% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.11% | 2.58% | 3.06% | 3.53% | 4.00% | 4.48% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.667% | 1.712% | 1.757% | 1.802% | 1.847% | 1.892% |
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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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3.29% | 3.39% | 3.49% | 3.58% | 3.68% | 3.78% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.483% | 0.501% | 0.519% | 0.536% | 0.553% | 0.571% |
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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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