Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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61.36% | 61.85% | 62.34% | 62.82% | 63.31% | 63.80% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.64% | 3.74% | 3.84% | 3.95% | 4.05% | 4.15% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.9% | 9.9% | 10.8% | 11.7% | 12.6% | 13.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.9% | 7.5% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 9.3% | 10.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.49% | 1.76% | 2.02% | 2.29% | 2.55% | 2.82% |
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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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5.10% | 5.19% | 5.28% | 5.36% | 5.45% | 5.54% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.28% | 0.56% | 0.83% | 1.11% | 1.40% |
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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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