Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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62.1% | 63.6% | 65.1% | 66.6% | 68.1% | 69.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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11.14% | 11.27% | 11.39% | 11.52% | 11.64% | 11.77% |
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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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2.56% | 2.92% | 3.28% | 3.64% | 3.99% | 4.35% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.47% | 1.57% | 1.68% | 1.78% | 1.88% | 1.99% |
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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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6.6% | 7.3% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 9.4% | 10.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.009% | 0.018% | 0.027% | 0.036% | 0.046% |
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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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