Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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55.3% | 56.6% | 57.9% | 59.2% | 60.4% | 61.7% |
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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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8.96% | 9.06% | 9.17% | 9.27% | 9.37% | 9.48% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.84% | 11.27% | 11.70% | 12.13% | 12.55% | 12.98% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.289% | 6.308% | 6.328% | 6.347% | 6.366% | 6.386% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.92% | 1.34% | 1.75% | 2.16% | 2.58% | 2.99% |
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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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7.2% | 7.8% | 8.4% | 9.0% | 9.6% | 10.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.10% | 0.21% | 0.31% | 0.41% | 0.52% |
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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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