Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.6% | 56.4% | 58.1% | 59.8% | 61.6% | 63.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.89% | 1.06% | 1.23% | 1.40% | 1.57% | 1.74% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.61% | 2.88% | 3.15% | 3.42% | 3.68% | 3.95% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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12.07% | 12.49% | 12.91% | 13.33% | 13.75% | 14.17% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.9% | 8.6% | 10.3% | 11.9% | 13.6% | 15.4% |
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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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7.67% | 7.74% | 7.80% | 7.85% | 7.91% | 7.98% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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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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