Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.4% | 55.6% | 56.7% | 57.8% | 59.0% | 60.1% |
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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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7.0% | 9.4% | 11.7% | 13.9% | 16.2% | 18.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.5% | 9.4% | 10.2% | 11.1% | 11.9% | 12.8% |
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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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0.43% | 0.78% | 1.12% | 1.47% | 1.82% | 2.17% |
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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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2.9% | 4.8% | 6.7% | 8.5% | 10.4% | 12.2% |
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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% | 0.17% | 0.26% | 0.35% | 0.44% |
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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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