Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.3% | 51.7% | 54.0% | 56.2% | 58.5% | 60.8% |
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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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7.22% | 7.68% | 8.15% | 8.61% | 9.07% | 9.54% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.8% | 8.4% | 11.0% | 13.5% | 16.1% | 18.7% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
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8.8% | 10.2% | 11.6% | 13.0% | 14.4% | 15.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.26% | 0.52% | 0.77% | 1.03% | 1.29% |
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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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