Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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53.5% | 55.1% | 56.6% | 58.2% | 59.7% | 61.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.23% | 0.71% | 1.19% | 1.67% | 2.15% | 2.63% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.62% | 9.08% | 9.54% | 9.99% | 10.45% | 10.91% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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12.0% | 12.8% | 13.6% | 14.4% | 15.1% | 16.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.52% | 0.98% | 1.43% | 1.88% | 2.33% | 2.78% |
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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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5.97% | 6.31% | 6.64% | 6.97% | 7.31% | 7.64% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.13% | 0.51% | 0.89% | 1.27% | 1.65% | 2.03% |
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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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