Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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47.0% | 48.4% | 49.7% | 51.1% | 52.4% | 53.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.49% | 2.91% | 3.32% | 3.74% | 4.15% | 4.57% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.8% | 7.4% | 9.0% | 10.6% | 12.2% | 13.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.97% | 8.26% | 8.55% | 8.83% | 9.12% | 9.40% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.0% | 8.2% | 11.3% | 14.4% | 17.5% | 20.6% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.31% | 0.63% | 0.94% | 1.26% | 1.57% |
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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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