Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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65.3% | 67.8% | 70.3% | 72.8% | 75.3% | 77.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.65% | 1.03% | 1.40% | 1.77% | 2.14% | 2.51% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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7.5% | 8.5% | 9.5% | 10.4% | 11.4% | 12.4% |
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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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3.10% | 3.50% | 3.90% | 4.29% | 4.69% | 5.08% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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3.27% | 3.58% | 3.88% | 4.18% | 4.47% | 4.78% |
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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% | 0.22% | 0.45% | 0.67% | 0.89% | 1.12% |
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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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