Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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33.1% | 37.1% | 41.1% | 45.1% | 49.1% | 53.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.4% | 5.7% | 6.9% | 8.1% | 9.3% | 10.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.3% | 6.7% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 10.7% | 12.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.2% | 10.5% | 12.7% | 14.9% | 17.1% | 19.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.0% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 6.5% | 8.7% | 10.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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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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13.3% | 16.5% | 19.6% | 22.8% | 25.9% | 29.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.26% | 0.52% | 0.78% | 1.04% | 1.30% |
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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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