Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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71.3% | 72.9% | 74.4% | 75.9% | 77.5% | 79.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.5% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 10.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.99% | 5.08% | 5.17% | 5.26% | 5.35% | 5.45% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.42% | 2.59% | 2.74% | 2.90% | 3.06% | 3.22% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.374% | 1.402% | 1.429% | 1.456% | 1.483% | 1.511% |
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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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3.96% | 4.29% | 4.61% | 4.93% | 5.26% | 5.59% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.026% | 0.051% | 0.077% | 0.102% | 0.128% |
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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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