Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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65.4% | 66.3% | 67.2% | 68.1% | 69.0% | 69.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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8.9% | 9.5% | 10.1% | 10.6% | 11.2% | 11.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.32% | 4.54% | 4.76% | 4.98% | 5.20% | 5.42% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.6% | 7.4% | 8.2% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.01% | 1.39% | 1.77% | 2.16% | 2.54% | 2.92% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.25% | 0.33% | 0.42% |
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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% | 0.09% | 0.18% | 0.27% | 0.36% | 0.46% |
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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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