Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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66.2% | 67.3% | 68.4% | 69.5% | 70.6% | 71.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.08% | 1.23% | 1.37% | 1.51% | 1.66% | 1.81% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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10.8% | 11.7% | 12.6% | 13.6% | 14.5% | 15.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.1% | 4.9% | 6.6% | 8.3% | 10.0% | 11.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.06% | 1.27% | 1.47% | 1.67% | 1.87% | 2.07% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.00% | 2.38% | 2.76% | 3.14% | 3.52% | 3.90% |
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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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2.84% | 3.27% | 3.70% | 4.13% | 4.56% | 4.99% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.36% | 0.46% | 0.56% | 0.66% | 0.75% | 0.85% |
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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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