Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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64.9% | 66.8% | 68.6% | 70.4% | 72.2% | 74.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.604% | 2.632% | 2.659% | 2.687% | 2.714% | 2.742% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.11% | 8.34% | 8.56% | 8.78% | 9.00% | 9.22% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.4% | 6.6% | 7.8% | 9.0% | 10.1% | 11.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.03% | 4.31% | 4.59% | 4.86% | 5.14% | 5.42% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.60% | 1.76% | 1.91% | 2.06% | 2.21% | 2.37% |
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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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3.880% | 3.929% | 3.978% | 4.026% | 4.075% | 4.124% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.025% | 0.050% | 0.075% | 0.101% | 0.126% |
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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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