Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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50.2% | 54.3% | 58.3% | 62.4% | 66.5% | 70.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.1% | 2.1% | 4.1% | 6.1% | 8.0% | 10.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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9.3% | 13.1% | 16.7% | 20.4% | 24.1% | 27.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.7% | 6.3% | 9.0% | 11.6% | 14.2% | 16.9% |
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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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0.00% | 0.34% | 0.68% | 1.02% | 1.35% | 1.70% |
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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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2.5% | 4.7% | 6.8% | 9.0% | 11.1% | 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% | 0.40% | 0.79% | 1.19% | 1.59% | 1.99% |
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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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