Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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37.6% | 39.9% | 42.1% | 44.2% | 46.4% | 48.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.13% | 2.33% | 2.53% | 2.72% | 2.92% | 3.12% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.9% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 13.5% | 15.3% | 17.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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12.3% | 15.1% | 17.9% | 20.8% | 23.6% | 26.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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10.76% | 11.18% | 11.59% | 12.01% | 12.42% | 12.84% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.42% | 1.65% | 1.88% | 2.11% | 2.34% | 2.57% |
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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% | 0.17% | 0.34% | 0.51% | 0.68% | 0.86% |
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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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