Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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53.5% | 56.1% | 58.6% | 61.1% | 63.6% | 66.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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6.8% | 8.6% | 10.4% | 12.2% | 14.0% | 15.9% |
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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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3.2% | 4.6% | 6.0% | 7.3% | 8.7% | 10.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.00% | 0.33% | 0.66% | 0.99% | 1.32% | 1.65% |
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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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10.2% | 11.0% | 11.6% | 12.3% | 13.0% | 13.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.16% | 0.33% | 0.49% | 0.66% | 0.83% |
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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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