Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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50.61% | 50.96% | 51.30% | 51.64% | 51.99% | 52.34% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.25% | 0.62% | 0.98% | 1.33% | 1.69% | 2.05% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.88% | 8.12% | 8.36% | 8.60% | 8.83% | 9.07% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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10.7% | 11.5% | 12.2% | 12.9% | 13.7% | 14.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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9.4% | 10.0% | 10.6% | 11.1% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.03% | 1.40% | 1.77% | 2.14% | 2.50% | 2.87% |
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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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12.95% | 13.03% | 13.10% | 13.17% | 13.25% | 13.32% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.307% | 0.350% | 0.392% | 0.434% | 0.476% | 0.519% |
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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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