Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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64.4% | 66.5% | 68.6% | 70.6% | 72.6% | 74.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.52% | 2.01% | 2.49% | 2.97% | 3.46% | 3.95% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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11.4% | 13.5% | 15.6% | 17.7% | 19.7% | 21.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.80% | 1.91% | 2.02% | 2.13% | 2.23% | 2.35% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.50% | 0.69% | 0.88% | 1.07% | 1.25% | 1.44% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.07% | 0.15% | 0.22% | 0.29% | 0.37% |
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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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