Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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61.6% | 63.0% | 64.4% | 65.8% | 67.3% | 68.7% |
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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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4.71% | 4.95% | 5.18% | 5.41% | 5.64% | 5.87% |
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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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11.0% | 12.6% | 14.2% | 15.8% | 17.3% | 19.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.77% | 1.02% | 1.26% | 1.50% | 1.75% | 2.00% |
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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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0.00% | 0.13% | 0.25% | 0.38% | 0.50% | 0.63% |
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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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