Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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66.3% | 67.6% | 68.9% | 70.2% | 71.5% | 72.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.18% | 2.26% | 2.34% | 2.41% | 2.49% | 2.57% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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5.6% | 6.5% | 7.5% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 10.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.23% | 3.50% | 3.76% | 4.03% | 4.29% | 4.56% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.5% | 6.6% | 7.6% | 8.6% | 9.6% | 10.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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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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4.93% | 5.29% | 5.65% | 6.01% | 6.37% | 6.74% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.028% | 0.057% | 0.085% | 0.114% | 0.143% |
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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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