Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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65.1% | 66.4% | 67.7% | 68.9% | 70.2% | 71.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.46% | 2.73% | 2.99% | 3.25% | 3.51% | 3.78% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.7% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 8.3% | 9.5% | 10.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.84% | 7.24% | 7.64% | 8.04% | 8.44% | 8.85% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.37% | 6.53% | 6.68% | 6.84% | 6.99% | 7.15% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.69% | 2.05% | 2.40% | 2.76% | 3.11% | 3.47% |
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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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3.35% | 3.41% | 3.47% | 3.52% | 3.58% | 3.64% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.07% | 0.15% | 0.22% | 0.29% | 0.37% |
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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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