Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.9% | 58.7% | 62.5% | 66.4% | 70.2% | 74.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.00% | 0.50% | 1.00% | 1.49% | 1.99% | 2.49% |
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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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7.9% | 8.7% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 11.1% | 11.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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4.46% | 4.55% | 4.64% | 4.73% | 4.82% | 4.91% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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5.0% | 8.8% | 12.5% | 16.2% | 19.9% | 23.7% |
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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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2.0% | 3.8% | 5.5% | 7.2% | 8.8% | 10.6% |
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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% | 0.14% | 0.22% | 0.29% | 0.36% |
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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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