Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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46.0% | 50.8% | 55.5% | 60.2% | 64.9% | 69.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.0% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 6.8% | 9.1% | 11.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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11.7% | 14.2% | 16.6% | 19.0% | 21.5% | 23.9% |
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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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3.9% | 7.5% | 11.0% | 14.4% | 17.9% | 21.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.50% | 1.00% | 1.50% | 1.99% | 2.50% |
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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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0.2% | 3.0% | 5.8% | 8.6% | 11.4% | 14.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.13% | 0.27% | 0.40% | 0.54% | 0.68% |
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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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