Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.4% | 55.1% | 55.7% | 56.4% | 57.0% | 57.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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8.9% | 9.9% | 10.9% | 11.9% | 12.9% | 14.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.7% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 10.5% | 11.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.86% | 8.94% | 9.02% | 9.10% | 9.18% | 9.27% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.91% | 5.32% | 5.72% | 6.12% | 6.52% | 6.92% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.21% | 1.48% | 1.75% | 2.02% | 2.30% | 2.57% |
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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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5.13% | 5.47% | 5.81% | 6.15% | 6.49% | 6.84% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.06% | 0.12% | 0.19% | 0.25% | 0.32% |
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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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