Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.3% | 50.4% | 52.5% | 54.6% | 56.8% | 58.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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13.0% | 15.6% | 18.2% | 20.7% | 23.3% | 25.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.15% | 5.48% | 5.81% | 6.14% | 6.47% | 6.81% |
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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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3.01% | 3.26% | 3.51% | 3.76% | 4.00% | 4.26% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.31% | 0.62% | 0.94% | 1.25% | 1.57% |
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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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8.3% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 11.0% | 11.9% | 12.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.48% | 0.96% | 1.44% | 1.91% | 2.40% |
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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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