Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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48.9% | 52.8% | 56.6% | 60.5% | 64.3% | 68.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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2.9% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 7.2% | 8.6% | 10.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.0% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 11.0% | 11.6% | 12.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.71% | 6.03% | 6.34% | 6.66% | 6.97% | 7.29% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.37% | 0.76% | 1.15% | 1.54% | 1.93% | 2.32% |
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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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9.87% | 10.14% | 10.40% | 10.66% | 10.93% | 11.19% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.21% | 0.42% | 0.63% | 0.84% | 1.06% |
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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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