Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.5% | 51.0% | 52.4% | 53.9% | 55.4% | 56.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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14.16% | 14.36% | 14.55% | 14.74% | 14.94% | 15.13% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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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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0.95% | 1.34% | 1.72% | 2.11% | 2.49% | 2.88% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.08% | 0.15% | 0.23% | 0.31% | 0.39% |
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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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18.45% | 18.79% | 19.13% | 19.47% | 19.81% | 20.15% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.421% | 0.427% | 0.433% | 0.439% | 0.445% | 0.452% |
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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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