Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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45.5% | 50.3% | 55.0% | 59.8% | 64.5% | 69.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.00% | 0.40% | 0.79% | 1.19% | 1.59% | 1.99% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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13.8% | 17.1% | 20.4% | 23.7% | 26.9% | 30.3% |
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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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5.5% | 8.8% | 12.0% | 15.3% | 18.5% | 21.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.41% | 0.73% | 1.06% | 1.38% | 1.71% | 2.03% |
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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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2.27% | 2.77% | 3.26% | 3.76% | 4.25% | 4.75% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.042% | 0.083% | 0.125% | 0.166% | 0.208% |
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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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