Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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44.9% | 48.1% | 51.2% | 54.4% | 57.5% | 60.7% |
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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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3.8% | 5.4% | 6.9% | 8.4% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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6.5% | 9.7% | 12.8% | 15.9% | 19.0% | 22.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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10.7% | 13.9% | 17.1% | 20.3% | 23.5% | 26.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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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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5.43% | 5.93% | 6.43% | 6.93% | 7.43% | 7.94% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.000% | 0.026% | 0.052% | 0.078% | 0.104% | 0.131% |
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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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