Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.1% | 54.8% | 55.5% | 56.2% | 57.0% | 57.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.16% | 1.60% | 2.03% | 2.47% | 2.90% | 3.34% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.04% | 4.51% | 4.98% | 5.44% | 5.91% | 6.38% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.95% | 6.18% | 6.40% | 6.62% | 6.84% | 7.06% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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10.3% | 11.9% | 13.4% | 14.9% | 16.4% | 18.0% |
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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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5.6% | 8.2% | 10.6% | 13.1% | 15.6% | 18.1% |
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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% | 0.51% | 0.77% | 1.02% | 1.28% |
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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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