Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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61.9% | 63.4% | 64.9% | 66.4% | 67.8% | 69.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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12.5% | 13.1% | 13.7% | 14.3% | 14.9% | 15.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.67% | 7.91% | 8.15% | 8.39% | 8.63% | 8.88% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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0.72% | 0.85% | 0.98% | 1.11% | 1.25% | 1.38% |
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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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0.37% | 0.64% | 0.89% | 1.15% | 1.41% | 1.67% |
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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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5.31% | 5.58% | 5.85% | 6.12% | 6.39% | 6.66% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.361% | 0.394% | 0.426% | 0.458% | 0.490% | 0.522% |
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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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