Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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46.7% | 48.0% | 49.3% | 50.5% | 51.8% | 53.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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21.9% | 22.6% | 23.2% | 23.7% | 24.3% | 25.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.77% | 9.08% | 9.38% | 9.69% | 9.99% | 10.30% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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1.94% | 2.18% | 2.42% | 2.66% | 2.90% | 3.14% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.00% | 0.33% | 0.67% | 1.00% | 1.33% | 1.67% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.12% | 0.22% | 0.32% | 0.42% | 0.53% | 0.63% |
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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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8.0% | 9.5% | 10.9% | 12.3% | 13.7% | 15.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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1.24% | 1.47% | 1.70% | 1.93% | 2.16% | 2.39% |
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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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