Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.1% | 61.1% | 65.1% | 69.1% | 73.1% | 77.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.0% | 8.0% | 10.1% | 12.1% | 14.1% | 16.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.77% | 5.18% | 5.59% | 6.00% | 6.42% | 6.83% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.46% | 1.88% | 2.29% | 2.70% | 3.11% | 3.53% |
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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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3.3% | 4.9% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 11.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.26% | 0.51% | 0.77% | 1.02% | 1.28% |
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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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