Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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50.3% | 51.0% | 51.7% | 52.3% | 53.0% | 53.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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15.27% | 15.36% | 15.45% | 15.53% | 15.62% | 15.71% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.83% | 4.16% | 4.49% | 4.82% | 5.15% | 5.49% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.3% | 7.4% | 8.4% | 9.3% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.63% | 3.93% | 4.22% | 4.51% | 4.80% | 5.10% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.01% | 2.16% | 2.30% | 2.45% | 2.60% | 2.75% |
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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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9.3% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 12.5% | 13.6% | 14.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.10% | 0.19% | 0.29% | 0.38% | 0.48% |
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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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