Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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58.0% | 59.8% | 61.6% | 63.3% | 65.1% | 66.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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14.7% | 16.1% | 17.5% | 18.8% | 20.2% | 21.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.42% | 7.89% | 8.37% | 8.84% | 9.31% | 9.79% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.155% | 1.179% | 1.202% | 1.225% | 1.249% | 1.272% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.18% | 0.36% | 0.54% | 0.72% | 0.90% | 1.09% |
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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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4.98% | 5.45% | 5.91% | 6.37% | 6.83% | 7.30% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.031% | 0.062% | 0.093% | 0.125% | 0.156% |
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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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