Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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60.6% | 63.2% | 65.9% | 68.5% | 71.1% | 73.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.8% | 5.4% | 8.0% | 10.6% | 13.2% | 15.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.0% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 8.0% | 9.7% | 11.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.35% | 1.66% | 1.97% | 2.27% | 2.58% | 2.88% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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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% | 0.35% | 0.69% | 1.04% | 1.38% | 1.74% |
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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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