Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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63.0% | 65.3% | 67.5% | 69.8% | 72.0% | 74.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.01% | 1.25% | 1.48% | 1.72% | 1.95% | 2.19% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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12.3% | 13.9% | 15.5% | 17.1% | 18.6% | 20.3% |
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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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2.076% | 2.119% | 2.161% | 2.203% | 2.245% | 2.288% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.24% | 2.65% | 3.05% | 3.45% | 3.86% | 4.26% |
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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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4.09% | 4.20% | 4.29% | 4.39% | 4.48% | 4.58% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.021% | 0.041% | 0.062% | 0.082% | 0.103% |
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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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