Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.5% | 51.7% | 54.0% | 56.2% | 58.4% | 60.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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13.36% | 13.72% | 14.07% | 14.42% | 14.78% | 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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8.7% | 11.0% | 13.3% | 15.6% | 17.9% | 20.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.09% | 0.18% | 0.27% | 0.36% | 0.46% |
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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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