Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.0% | 50.7% | 52.3% | 54.0% | 55.6% | 57.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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10.60% | 10.75% | 10.89% | 11.04% | 11.18% | 11.33% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.36% | 4.46% | 4.54% | 4.63% | 4.72% | 4.81% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.78% | 9.04% | 9.29% | 9.55% | 9.80% | 10.06% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.816% | 4.836% | 4.855% | 4.875% | 4.894% | 4.914% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.16% | 0.34% | 0.52% | 0.69% | 0.87% | 1.05% |
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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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11.5% | 13.4% | 15.2% | 17.0% | 18.8% | 20.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.12% | 0.25% | 0.37% | 0.49% | 0.62% |
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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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