Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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53.97% | 54.48% | 54.97% | 55.47% | 55.97% | 56.47% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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4.13% | 4.24% | 4.35% | 4.45% | 4.55% | 4.66% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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12.0% | 13.0% | 14.1% | 15.1% | 16.1% | 17.1% |
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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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4.20% | 4.40% | 4.60% | 4.79% | 4.99% | 5.19% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.82% | 1.90% | 1.98% | 2.05% | 2.12% | 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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11.90% | 12.33% | 12.75% | 13.18% | 13.60% | 14.03% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.17% | 0.34% | 0.50% | 0.67% | 0.85% |
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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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