Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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60.0% | 61.8% | 63.5% | 65.3% | 67.0% | 68.9% |
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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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2.72% | 3.12% | 3.51% | 3.91% | 4.30% | 4.70% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.7% | 8.3% | 8.9% | 9.5% | 10.1% | 10.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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5.96% | 6.21% | 6.46% | 6.71% | 6.95% | 7.20% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.92% | 1.25% | 1.57% | 1.89% | 2.21% | 2.54% |
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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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5.7% | 6.9% | 7.9% | 9.0% | 10.1% | 11.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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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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