Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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51.3% | 52.6% | 53.9% | 55.2% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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6.50% | 6.76% | 7.01% | 7.26% | 7.52% | 7.78% |
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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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6.86% | 7.35% | 7.84% | 8.33% | 8.82% | 9.31% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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6.504% | 6.515% | 6.525% | 6.536% | 6.547% | 6.558% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.97% | 1.21% | 1.45% | 1.69% | 1.93% | 2.17% |
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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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9.1% | 11.1% | 13.1% | 15.1% | 17.1% | 19.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.29% | 0.58% | 0.87% | 1.17% | 1.46% |
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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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