Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.3% | 57.8% | 59.2% | 60.6% | 62.0% | 63.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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7.9% | 9.7% | 11.3% | 13.0% | 14.7% | 16.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.9% | 5.9% | 8.0% | 10.0% | 12.0% | 14.1% |
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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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0.00% | 0.37% | 0.74% | 1.12% | 1.49% | 1.87% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.26% | 0.52% | 0.79% | 1.05% | 1.31% |
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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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10.0% | 12.0% | 13.9% | 15.9% | 17.8% | 19.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.20% | 0.41% | 0.61% | 0.81% | 1.02% |
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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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