Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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63.0% | 65.7% | 68.3% | 70.9% | 73.6% | 76.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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6.8% | 8.4% | 9.8% | 11.3% | 12.8% | 14.3% |
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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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3.36% | 3.82% | 4.27% | 4.72% | 5.17% | 5.63% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.33% | 1.63% | 1.91% | 2.20% | 2.49% | 2.79% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.74% | 1.21% | 1.67% | 2.14% | 2.60% | 3.07% |
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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% | 0.30% | 0.59% | 0.89% | 1.19% | 1.49% |
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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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