Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.7% | 60.6% | 64.4% | 68.2% | 71.9% | 75.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.0% | 5.0% | 8.0% | 10.9% | 13.9% | 16.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.4% | 9.2% | 14.0% | 18.8% | 23.6% | 28.5% |
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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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0.00% | 0.33% | 0.67% | 1.00% | 1.33% | 1.67% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.36% | 0.72% | 1.07% | 1.43% | 1.80% |
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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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6.0% | 7.5% | 8.9% | 10.3% | 11.8% | 13.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.41% | 0.81% | 1.22% | 1.62% | 2.03% |
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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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