Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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75.0% | 75.7% | 76.4% | 77.0% | 77.6% | 78.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.12% | 1.29% | 1.45% | 1.61% | 1.77% | 1.93% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.70% | 4.05% | 4.40% | 4.75% | 5.09% | 5.44% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.27% | 5.47% | 5.66% | 5.85% | 6.04% | 6.23% |
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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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1.538% | 1.547% | 1.555% | 1.563% | 1.571% | 1.579% |
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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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5.82% | 6.05% | 6.27% | 6.49% | 6.71% | 6.93% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.08% | 0.33% | 0.58% | 0.82% | 1.07% | 1.32% |
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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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