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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0.30% | 0.64% | 0.98% | 1.31% | 1.65% | 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% | 15.8% | 17.8% | 19.8% | 21.8% | 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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7.0% | 10.0% | 12.9% | 15.9% | 18.8% | 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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3.52% | 3.77% | 4.02% | 4.26% | 4.50% | 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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