Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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60.8% | 62.6% | 64.4% | 66.2% | 68.0% | 69.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.23% | 2.37% | 2.51% | 2.65% | 2.79% | 2.93% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.04% | 7.46% | 7.88% | 8.30% | 8.72% | 9.15% |
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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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2.23% | 2.37% | 2.51% | 2.65% | 2.79% | 2.93% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.64% | 1.76% | 1.88% | 2.00% | 2.11% | 2.24% |
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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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7.6% | 9.2% | 10.8% | 12.4% | 14.0% | 15.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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1.05% | 1.47% | 1.88% | 2.29% | 2.70% | 3.11% |
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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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