Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.2% | 56.1% | 56.9% | 57.8% | 58.6% | 59.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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5.5% | 8.7% | 11.9% | 15.1% | 18.3% | 21.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.4% | 8.5% | 9.6% | 10.8% | 11.9% | 13.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.0% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 10.1% | 12.1% | 14.1% |
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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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0.18% | 0.24% | 0.30% | 0.36% | 0.42% | 0.49% |
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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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6.00% | 6.26% | 6.52% | 6.78% | 7.04% | 7.30% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.19% | 0.39% | 0.58% | 0.77% | 0.97% |
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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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