Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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76.4% | 78.0% | 79.4% | 80.9% | 82.4% | 83.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.878% | 0.900% | 0.922% | 0.943% | 0.965% | 0.987% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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2.59% | 2.85% | 3.09% | 3.34% | 3.59% | 3.84% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.91% | 3.07% | 3.23% | 3.39% | 3.55% | 3.71% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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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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4.31% | 4.55% | 4.79% | 5.03% | 5.27% | 5.51% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.04% | 0.24% | 0.43% | 0.62% | 0.81% | 1.00% |
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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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