Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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47.3% | 49.6% | 51.8% | 54.0% | 56.3% | 58.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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8.4% | 8.9% | 9.5% | 10.0% | 10.5% | 11.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.7% | 8.6% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 11.2% | 12.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.4% | 10.5% | 11.5% | 12.6% | 13.7% | 14.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.73% | 3.89% | 4.05% | 4.21% | 4.37% | 4.54% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.118% | 1.125% | 1.131% | 1.137% | 1.143% | 1.150% |
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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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5.3% | 6.8% | 8.2% | 9.7% | 11.1% | 12.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.88% | 0.98% | 1.08% | 1.17% | 1.27% | 1.37% |
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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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