Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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45.6% | 48.6% | 51.5% | 54.4% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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11.8% | 16.0% | 20.2% | 24.4% | 28.5% | 32.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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1.9% | 3.6% | 5.3% | 7.0% | 8.7% | 10.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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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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0.44% | 0.75% | 1.06% | 1.37% | 1.68% | 1.99% |
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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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6.7% | 8.5% | 10.4% | 12.2% | 14.1% | 16.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.39% | 0.77% | 1.16% | 1.55% | 1.94% |
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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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