Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.6% | 60.7% | 64.7% | 68.7% | 72.8% | 76.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.63% | 0.90% | 1.16% | 1.42% | 1.68% | 1.94% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.2% | 9.7% | 11.2% | 12.6% | 14.1% | 15.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.0% | 8.3% | 10.6% | 12.9% | 15.2% | 17.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.52% | 2.97% | 3.40% | 3.84% | 4.28% | 4.72% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.54% | 1.83% | 2.11% | 2.39% | 2.67% | 2.96% |
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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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0.70% | 0.98% | 1.25% | 1.52% | 1.80% | 2.07% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.19% | 0.38% | 0.58% | 0.77% | 0.96% |
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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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