Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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61.4% | 63.6% | 65.7% | 67.8% | 70.0% | 72.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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5.3% | 6.9% | 8.3% | 9.8% | 11.2% | 12.7% |
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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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6.8% | 7.5% | 8.2% | 8.8% | 9.5% | 10.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.99% | 3.45% | 3.90% | 4.36% | 4.81% | 5.27% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.52% | 0.84% | 1.16% | 1.47% | 1.79% | 2.11% |
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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% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.24% | 0.32% | 0.41% |
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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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