Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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56.5% | 57.9% | 59.1% | 60.4% | 61.7% | 63.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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6.3% | 8.2% | 10.0% | 11.7% | 13.5% | 15.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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10.0% | 11.3% | 12.6% | 13.8% | 15.1% | 16.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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4.38% | 4.71% | 5.03% | 5.35% | 5.68% | 6.00% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.89% | 1.19% | 1.48% | 1.78% | 2.07% | 2.37% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.44% | 0.86% | 1.29% | 1.71% | 2.13% | 2.56% |
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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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5.3% | 6.6% | 7.8% | 9.0% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.07% | 0.14% | 0.21% | 0.28% | 0.36% |
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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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