Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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64.0% | 66.0% | 67.9% | 69.7% | 71.6% | 73.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.83% | 1.04% | 1.25% | 1.46% | 1.67% | 1.88% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.8% | 10.2% | 11.6% | 13.0% | 14.4% | 15.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.34% | 3.64% | 3.93% | 4.23% | 4.52% | 4.83% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.14% | 5.54% | 5.93% | 6.32% | 6.71% | 7.11% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.69% | 0.82% | 0.94% | 1.06% | 1.19% | 1.31% |
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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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0.245% | 0.280% | 0.314% | 0.349% | 0.383% | 0.418% |
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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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