Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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52.9% | 54.6% | 56.2% | 57.8% | 59.4% | 61.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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8.8% | 11.3% | 13.7% | 16.2% | 18.7% | 21.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.2% | 7.3% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 10.5% | 11.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.6% | 9.1% | 10.5% | 11.9% | 13.4% | 14.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.72% | 3.06% | 3.38% | 3.71% | 4.04% | 4.37% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.44% | 0.82% | 1.20% | 1.59% | 1.97% | 2.35% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.14% | 0.28% | 0.42% | 0.56% | 0.70% |
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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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