Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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61.8% | 62.8% | 63.7% | 64.7% | 65.7% | 66.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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6.70% | 7.10% | 7.50% | 7.90% | 8.30% | 8.70% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.62% | 8.82% | 9.02% | 9.21% | 9.41% | 9.61% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.6% | 7.8% | 8.9% | 9.9% | 11.0% | 12.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.24% | 2.54% | 2.83% | 3.12% | 3.41% | 3.71% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.52% | 0.79% | 1.05% | 1.30% | 1.56% | 1.83% |
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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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4.93% | 5.08% | 5.23% | 5.38% | 5.53% | 5.68% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.044% | 0.088% | 0.132% | 0.176% | 0.220% |
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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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