Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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61.8% | 62.7% | 63.5% | 64.3% | 65.0% | 65.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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1.59% | 1.94% | 2.28% | 2.62% | 2.96% | 3.30% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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6.684% | 6.693% | 6.702% | 6.711% | 6.720% | 6.729% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.7% | 7.5% | 8.3% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 10.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.034% | 5.040% | 5.046% | 5.052% | 5.058% | 5.064% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.64% | 1.79% | 1.92% | 2.06% | 2.20% | 2.34% |
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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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10.32% | 10.49% | 10.65% | 10.81% | 10.97% | 11.13% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.520% | 0.537% | 0.552% | 0.568% | 0.584% | 0.600% |
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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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