Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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53.9% | 55.6% | 57.2% | 58.8% | 60.5% | 62.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.49% | 0.99% | 1.49% | 1.99% | 2.49% | 2.99% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.9% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 8.1% | 9.8% | 11.6% |
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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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15.0% | 18.6% | 22.1% | 25.7% | 29.2% | 32.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.73% | 2.09% | 2.44% | 2.79% | 3.15% | 3.50% |
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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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0.00% | 0.10% | 0.20% | 0.29% | 0.39% | 0.49% |
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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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