Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.77% | 56.22% | 56.66% | 57.10% | 57.55% | 58.00% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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7.7% | 8.9% | 9.9% | 11.0% | 12.1% | 13.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.41% | 8.83% | 9.24% | 9.66% | 10.08% | 10.50% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.4% | 9.4% | 10.3% | 11.2% | 12.1% | 13.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.62% | 2.10% | 2.56% | 3.03% | 3.50% | 3.97% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.74% | 0.80% | 0.85% | 0.90% | 0.95% | 1.01% |
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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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7.1% | 7.7% | 8.3% | 8.8% | 9.4% | 10.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.09% | 0.17% | 0.26% | 0.34% | 0.44% |
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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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