Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.1% | 59.8% | 60.4% | 61.0% | 61.7% | 62.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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6.7% | 8.3% | 9.8% | 11.3% | 12.8% | 14.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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10.05% | 10.25% | 10.45% | 10.65% | 10.85% | 11.06% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.330% | 2.358% | 2.386% | 2.413% | 2.441% | 2.469% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.06% | 0.28% | 0.49% | 0.71% | 0.92% | 1.14% |
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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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9.7% | 10.5% | 11.2% | 11.9% | 12.7% | 13.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.016% | 0.031% | 0.047% | 0.063% | 0.079% |
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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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