Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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71.1% | 71.9% | 72.7% | 73.5% | 74.3% | 75.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.87% | 4.18% | 4.48% | 4.78% | 5.08% | 5.39% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.08% | 8.39% | 8.69% | 8.99% | 9.29% | 9.60% |
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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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1.63% | 1.88% | 2.12% | 2.36% | 2.60% | 2.84% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.67% | 0.94% | 1.20% | 1.46% | 1.71% | 1.98% |
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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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3.85% | 4.13% | 4.40% | 4.68% | 4.95% | 5.23% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.09% | 0.18% | 0.27% | 0.36% | 0.46% |
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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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