Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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69.2% | 71.1% | 72.9% | 74.7% | 76.6% | 78.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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5.48% | 5.62% | 5.76% | 5.90% | 6.04% | 6.18% |
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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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3.9% | 5.3% | 6.6% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.13% | 1.20% | 1.26% | 1.32% | 1.39% | 1.45% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.72% | 1.00% | 1.28% | 1.56% | 1.84% | 2.13% |
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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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3.15% | 3.29% | 3.42% | 3.56% | 3.69% | 3.83% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.06% | 0.12% | 0.19% | 0.25% | 0.32% |
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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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