Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.8% | 63.2% | 66.5% | 69.9% | 73.2% | 76.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.04% | 2.16% | 2.27% | 2.39% | 2.50% | 2.62% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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8.1% | 8.9% | 9.6% | 10.3% | 11.0% | 11.8% |
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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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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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2.58% | 2.72% | 2.86% | 3.00% | 3.13% | 3.28% |
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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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5.5% | 6.4% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 9.2% | 10.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.24% | 0.33% | 0.41% |
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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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