Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.6% | 54.0% | 56.3% | 58.6% | 60.9% | 63.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.71% | 1.00% | 1.28% | 1.57% | 1.85% | 2.14% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.6% | 10.9% | 13.1% | 15.3% | 17.6% | 19.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.51% | 8.86% | 9.20% | 9.54% | 9.89% | 10.23% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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8.1% | 8.8% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.49% | 0.67% | 0.84% | 1.02% | 1.20% | 1.38% |
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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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4.5% | 5.9% | 7.3% | 8.6% | 10.0% | 11.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.05% | 0.11% | 0.16% | 0.22% | 0.28% |
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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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