Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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65.7% | 66.7% | 67.7% | 68.6% | 69.6% | 70.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.89% | 3.00% | 3.10% | 3.21% | 3.32% | 3.43% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.98% | 7.13% | 7.27% | 7.42% | 7.56% | 7.71% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.79% | 4.94% | 5.09% | 5.24% | 5.39% | 5.55% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.65% | 2.94% | 3.23% | 3.53% | 3.82% | 4.11% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.68% | 1.13% | 1.57% | 2.01% | 2.45% | 2.90% |
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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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7.5% | 8.4% | 9.2% | 10.1% | 11.0% | 11.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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1.198% | 1.248% | 1.297% | 1.347% | 1.396% | 1.446% |
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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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