Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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42.6% | 47.1% | 51.6% | 56.0% | 60.4% | 64.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.00% | 0.44% | 0.87% | 1.31% | 1.75% | 2.19% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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11.2% | 13.9% | 16.4% | 19.0% | 21.6% | 24.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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2.3% | 4.1% | 5.9% | 7.6% | 9.4% | 11.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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12.3% | 14.2% | 16.1% | 18.0% | 19.8% | 21.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.43% | 0.69% | 0.95% | 1.21% | 1.47% | 1.73% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.10% | 0.20% | 0.29% | 0.39% | 0.49% |
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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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