Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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60.9% | 63.3% | 65.7% | 68.1% | 70.4% | 72.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.05% | 1.21% | 1.36% | 1.52% | 1.67% | 1.83% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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9.0% | 11.6% | 14.2% | 16.8% | 19.3% | 21.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.55% | 4.67% | 4.78% | 4.90% | 5.01% | 5.13% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.43% | 6.51% | 6.59% | 6.66% | 6.74% | 6.82% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.23% | 2.33% | 2.42% | 2.51% | 2.60% | 2.70% |
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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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1.00% | 1.46% | 1.92% | 2.37% | 2.83% | 3.29% |
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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% | 0.10% | 0.15% | 0.20% | 0.26% |
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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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