Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.1% | 57.7% | 60.3% | 62.9% | 65.5% | 68.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.1% | 4.9% | 6.7% | 8.6% | 10.4% | 12.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.9% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 11.0% | 12.0% | 13.1% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.44% | 0.88% | 1.32% | 1.76% | 2.20% |
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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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4.88% | 5.35% | 5.81% | 6.26% | 6.72% | 7.18% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.10% | 0.19% | 0.29% | 0.39% | 0.49% |
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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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