Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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44.8% | 45.7% | 46.7% | 47.6% | 48.5% | 49.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.50% | 0.66% | 0.82% | 0.98% | 1.14% | 1.31% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.0% | 11.2% | 14.4% | 17.5% | 20.6% | 23.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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2.98% | 3.11% | 3.23% | 3.35% | 3.47% | 3.59% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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26.0% | 27.1% | 28.2% | 29.2% | 30.3% | 31.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.46% | 0.58% | 0.69% | 0.81% | 0.92% | 1.04% |
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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% | 0.05% | 0.11% | 0.16% | 0.21% | 0.27% |
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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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