Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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49.1% | 51.2% | 53.2% | 55.2% | 57.3% | 59.3% |
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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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17.0% | 17.7% | 18.4% | 19.2% | 19.9% | 20.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.89% | 5.37% | 5.85% | 6.32% | 6.80% | 7.28% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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9.92% | 10.13% | 10.34% | 10.55% | 10.76% | 10.98% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.58% | 0.66% | 0.74% | 0.81% | 0.89% | 0.96% |
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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% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.46% | 0.61% | 0.76% |
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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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