Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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69.6% | 70.9% | 72.1% | 73.3% | 74.5% | 75.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.57% | 1.06% | 1.55% | 2.04% | 2.52% | 3.01% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.1% | 4.8% | 6.4% | 8.1% | 9.7% | 11.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.2% | 5.5% | 6.8% | 8.0% | 9.3% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.50% | 0.67% | 0.84% | 1.01% | 1.18% | 1.35% |
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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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2.0% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 10.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.44% | 0.59% | 0.75% |
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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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