Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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58.9% | 60.9% | 62.9% | 64.9% | 66.8% | 68.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.9% | 6.3% | 8.6% | 10.9% | 13.2% | 15.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.60% | 6.10% | 6.60% | 7.10% | 7.60% | 8.10% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.85% | 5.20% | 5.56% | 5.91% | 6.26% | 6.61% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.07% | 1.31% | 1.55% | 1.79% | 2.02% | 2.27% |
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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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0.000% | 0.045% | 0.090% | 0.135% | 0.181% | 0.226% |
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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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