Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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66.6% | 68.6% | 70.6% | 72.5% | 74.5% | 76.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.42% | 7.82% | 8.22% | 8.62% | 9.02% | 9.43% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.6% | 3.9% | 6.2% | 8.5% | 10.7% | 13.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.37% | 0.60% | 0.83% | 1.06% | 1.28% | 1.52% |
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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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4.8% | 6.0% | 7.2% | 8.3% | 9.4% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.011% | 0.023% | 0.034% | 0.045% | 0.057% |
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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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