Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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61.2% | 63.3% | 65.3% | 67.3% | 69.4% | 71.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.56% | 0.79% | 1.03% | 1.26% | 1.49% | 1.73% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.9% | 8.4% | 9.9% | 11.3% | 12.8% | 14.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.3% | 6.4% | 8.4% | 10.4% | 12.4% | 14.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.93% | 1.33% | 1.72% | 2.12% | 2.51% | 2.91% |
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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% | 0.10% | 0.21% | 0.31% | 0.41% | 0.52% |
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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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