Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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53.00% | 53.31% | 53.61% | 53.91% | 54.22% | 54.52% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.600% | 0.648% | 0.695% | 0.743% | 0.790% | 0.838% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.17% | 6.61% | 7.04% | 7.47% | 7.90% | 8.34% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.83% | 7.28% | 7.73% | 8.18% | 8.62% | 9.08% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.51% | 2.81% | 3.10% | 3.40% | 3.69% | 3.99% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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19.5% | 20.2% | 20.8% | 21.3% | 21.9% | 22.5% |
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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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5.40% | 5.57% | 5.74% | 5.90% | 6.07% | 6.24% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.25% | 0.33% | 0.42% |
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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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