Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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44.49% | 44.94% | 45.38% | 45.82% | 46.27% | 46.71% |
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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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8.1% | 9.0% | 9.9% | 10.7% | 11.6% | 12.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.6% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 7.9% | 8.9% | 10.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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21.4% | 25.1% | 28.8% | 32.5% | 36.1% | 39.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.13% | 0.26% | 0.40% | 0.53% | 0.67% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.06% | 0.12% | 0.18% | 0.24% | 0.30% |
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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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