Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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71.0% | 71.8% | 72.5% | 73.3% | 74.1% | 74.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.88% | 3.15% | 3.41% | 3.68% | 3.94% | 4.21% |
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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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7.01% | 7.10% | 7.18% | 7.27% | 7.35% | 7.44% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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2.40% | 2.68% | 2.95% | 3.22% | 3.48% | 3.76% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.36% | 0.54% | 0.72% | 0.90% | 1.08% | 1.26% |
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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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3.05% | 3.43% | 3.80% | 4.17% | 4.55% | 4.93% |
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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% | 0.13% | 0.20% | 0.26% | 0.33% |
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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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