Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.1% | 56.8% | 57.5% | 58.2% | 58.8% | 59.6% |
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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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10.3% | 11.2% | 11.9% | 12.7% | 13.5% | 14.3% |
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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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1.19% | 1.36% | 1.52% | 1.67% | 1.83% | 2.00% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.408% | 0.426% | 0.444% | 0.462% | 0.480% | 0.498% |
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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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14.18% | 14.50% | 14.81% | 15.12% | 15.43% | 15.74% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.408% | 0.414% | 0.419% | 0.425% | 0.430% | 0.436% |
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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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