Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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58.3% | 59.6% | 60.8% | 62.0% | 63.3% | 64.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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11.49% | 11.68% | 11.85% | 12.03% | 12.21% | 12.39% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.1% | 9.2% | 10.3% | 11.4% | 12.4% | 13.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.05% | 3.52% | 3.98% | 4.44% | 4.91% | 5.38% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.43% | 0.63% | 0.83% | 1.02% | 1.22% | 1.42% |
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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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5.79% | 5.87% | 5.94% | 6.01% | 6.09% | 6.16% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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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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