Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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47.3% | 51.2% | 55.0% | 58.8% | 62.6% | 66.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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5.8% | 6.9% | 7.9% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 11.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.76% | 7.91% | 8.06% | 8.20% | 8.34% | 8.49% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.0% | 11.0% | 11.9% | 12.9% | 13.8% | 14.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.21% | 3.48% | 3.74% | 4.00% | 4.27% | 4.54% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.11% | 1.27% | 1.42% | 1.58% | 1.73% | 1.89% |
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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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4.0% | 5.8% | 7.5% | 9.2% | 10.8% | 12.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.18% | 0.35% | 0.53% | 0.71% | 0.89% |
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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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