Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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74.2% | 75.0% | 75.7% | 76.5% | 77.2% | 78.0% |
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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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2.88% | 3.31% | 3.75% | 4.18% | 4.61% | 5.05% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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3.18% | 3.50% | 3.81% | 4.12% | 4.43% | 4.74% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.19% | 0.28% | 0.37% | 0.45% | 0.54% | 0.63% |
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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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4.20% | 4.69% | 5.17% | 5.65% | 6.13% | 6.62% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.028% | 0.055% | 0.083% | 0.111% | 0.139% |
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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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