Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.1% | 58.0% | 58.9% | 59.8% | 60.7% | 61.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.76% | 3.98% | 4.20% | 4.42% | 4.64% | 4.86% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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12.2% | 12.8% | 13.4% | 13.9% | 14.5% | 15.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.10% | 7.35% | 7.59% | 7.84% | 8.08% | 8.33% |
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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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1.0834% | 1.0855% | 1.0875% | 1.0895% | 1.0915% | 1.0936% |
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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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8.3% | 9.1% | 10.0% | 10.8% | 11.6% | 12.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.032% | 0.064% | 0.096% | 0.128% | 0.161% |
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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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