Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.3% | 50.1% | 51.9% | 53.7% | 55.5% | 57.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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14.7% | 17.0% | 19.2% | 21.4% | 23.6% | 25.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.15% | 5.43% | 5.71% | 5.99% | 6.27% | 6.55% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.30% | 5.64% | 5.98% | 6.31% | 6.65% | 6.99% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.01% | 3.18% | 3.35% | 3.52% | 3.68% | 3.85% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.21% | 0.48% | 0.75% | 1.02% | 1.29% | 1.57% |
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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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8.37% | 8.77% | 9.16% | 9.55% | 9.94% | 10.34% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.49% | 0.96% | 1.44% | 1.92% | 2.40% |
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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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