Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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66.0% | 67.3% | 68.5% | 69.8% | 71.0% | 72.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.61% | 1.74% | 1.87% | 1.99% | 2.12% | 2.25% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.95% | 5.23% | 5.51% | 5.78% | 6.06% | 6.34% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.92% | 6.25% | 6.59% | 6.92% | 7.26% | 7.60% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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8.5% | 9.5% | 10.5% | 11.5% | 12.5% | 13.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.72% | 0.88% | 1.04% | 1.19% | 1.35% | 1.51% |
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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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3.49% | 3.66% | 3.82% | 3.98% | 4.14% | 4.31% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.19% | 0.39% | 0.58% | 0.78% | 0.97% |
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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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