Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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50.7% | 53.0% | 55.3% | 57.6% | 59.9% | 62.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.7% | 5.6% | 7.4% | 9.3% | 11.2% | 13.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.3% | 6.5% | 7.6% | 8.7% | 9.8% | 10.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.9% | 12.4% | 14.0% | 15.5% | 17.0% | 18.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.00% | 4.43% | 4.86% | 5.28% | 5.71% | 6.14% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.11% | 0.23% | 0.34% | 0.46% | 0.58% |
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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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