Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.8% | 52.5% | 56.1% | 59.8% | 63.4% | 67.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.8% | 4.9% | 7.0% | 9.1% | 11.2% | 13.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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9.0% | 11.0% | 13.0% | 15.0% | 16.9% | 19.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.1% | 8.1% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 10.9% | 11.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.31% | 0.73% | 1.14% | 1.55% | 1.96% | 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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6.14% | 6.53% | 6.92% | 7.31% | 7.69% | 8.09% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.15% | 0.29% | 0.44% | 0.59% | 0.74% |
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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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